A collection of my threads refuting atheism The Hard Problem of Consciousness - a question that undermines materialism, which is the backbone of mainstream atheism

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The Hard Problem of Consciousness: a question that will forever change the way you see reality, and a strong argument against atheism

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Atheism is built on the premise that all things can be explained physically—that everything ultimately boils down to a material world
1 Consciousness, however, suggests that this isnt the case

In its simplest form, the Hard Problem of Consciousness is that a purely physical world cannot account for subjective experiences. Subjective experiences, however, exist. So, then, do we live in a purely physical world?
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The Fine-Tuned Universe: a message from God, written in the fabric of our world

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We all agree that the universe is built upon fundamental and consistent laws. But when we look deeper, we find the nature of these laws have two parts: an action and a magnitude
1 What do I mean by action and magnitude? Action is *what* a universal law does, and magnitude is a numerical value for how *much* it does it

For example, gravity’s action is to pull mass together, and it does so at a magnitude of G (6.7x10^-11). If either it’s action or
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The enigma at the Origin of Life: an utterly unsolvable problem for atheism

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Abiogenesis, the word for dead matter first forming into living things, is taken as a staple in the atheist world. Its just something that “naturally happens”

But how natural is it, really? The more you dig into the question, the more you realize atheism runs into an ironic problem: the very act of abiogenesis necessitates God

Let me explain. There are a few leading theories on the origin of life, with the ‘RNA World’ as the most widely accepted. In this
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DMT in the Quran, an extremely interesting link that may have been hidden in plain sight

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#DMT (dimethyltryptamine) is the most power hallucinogenic substance known to man. It’s endogenous (naturally produced in the body), and is suggested to be mass synthesized
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According to Timmermann et al., a significant amount of user reports on the experience of DMT include feelings of entering a different realm, encountering mystical beings, and “ego death” (feeling detached from the self and the material world)
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The Argument from Contingency: this argument alone destroys atheism. There is no refutation.

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We’re going to walk through a series of simple and true premises. From them comes a true conclusion: there *must* exist an Independent, Singular, Necessary Being
1 First, let’s define contingency.

A contingent reality is a reality that depends on something else. So it could have either existed or not existed, and could have existed in a different way.

A pen, tree, human, and the universe itself are all contingent. For example, the
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An interesting study revealed that when atheists dare God to do terrible things to them, they become emotionally distressed the same way religious people would.

What does this mean? Let’s take a look
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researchgate.net/profile/Marjaa… The study concluded that, despite atheists claiming they aren’t distressed by such statements (since they believe God doesn’t exist), their affective, biological response was equivalent (in fact higher) than religious individuals
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The “Problem” of Evil: if God is All-Good and All-Powerful, how could evil exist?

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This is an atheist’s favorite. They conclude that since evil exists, God is not both Good and Powerful, as suffering should not exist. Since it does, there is no God. This argument
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Before going into the directly false assumptions it makes, I want to mention the 2 claimed sources for evil: evil caused by people and evil not caused by people (natural occurrences; God). It is argued neither should exist, so I’ll address both
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Story about the first time I interacted with an ex-Muslim, and why they obsess with Islam.

My childhood friend called me one day and admitted he’s struggling with his deen. I was known in my friend circle as someone knowledgeable on this stuff, so he asked if he could come
1 over and ask some questions. I said yes and he came by later that day. He started asking me question after question about Islamic things he found illogical or that didn’t make sense to him. Each time I gave a sufficient answer where he couldn’t respond, he would go to
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A collection of some of my threads against atheism.

I plan on rewriting them to a higher quality, but for now, consider this a temporary table of contents 😅 The Hard Problem of Consciousness

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The Observer-Dependent Universe: Quantum Mechanics, Consciousness, and God

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What if I told you that when no one is looking at the moon, it doesn’t really exist? Unless you have some background knowledge in quantum mechanics (QM), you’d say I’m crazy. So... am I? Before we go deep in the rabbit hole, the conclusion of the 1927 Double Slit Experiment must be understood. This experiment shook the foundations of science like no other. It concluded that particles don’t exist in a definitive way unless observed. Otherwise,
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The chemical evolution of life: the sad attempt to answer the question no atheist can.

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If you've taken a biology class, you'll know there are things called proteins. They're basically the functional unit of a cell, enacting nearly every biological process it does. /1 Proteins, however, are built from more basic molecules called amino acids (aa). These molecules must be precisely sequenced in a way that allows them to fold into proteins with specific forms and functions. In the simplest cells (Archaea), an average protein is 247 aa long. /2

The Hard Problem of Consciousness: a nail in the coffin for atheism and one of the most perplexing questions to exist.

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Bear with me, this ones hard to explain. But once it clicks, you’ll understand that it is an irrefutable argument against materialism or atheism /1 In its simplest form, the problem is that a purely physical world cannot account for subjective experiences. Subjective experience, however, exists. Therefore, there must be more than a purely physical world. Let me give an example to explain this /2

Pascal's Wager: an interesting argument because it essentially concludes with: "even if there's no evidence that God exists, you'd be a fool to not believe." How does this make sense?

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Pascal's wager is a simple risk/reward game, and everyone alive is compelled to play. You're alive, so play. You're given 2 options: believe in God, or don't. Let's assume the truth is purely a gamble, and there is a 50/50 chance either is true. Game theory would conclude that it's most logical to wager in favor of God, even with no evidence that He exists.

The Cosmological Constant: regarded as the strongest argument for God by many physicists.

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Cosmological constants are mathematical values/ratios found in the universe that are so fine-tuned, that if they are slightly altered, the universe would not be fit for life. The spatial-dimension constant, proton-electron mass ratio, coupling constant, gravitational constant, are just some examples.

Let me explain how specific these numbers are. The antigravity force (cosmological constant), is tuned to 1 part in 10^120. What does that look like?

How to respond when someone argues “Who created God?”

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It’s a fair question and often crosses our minds. But when it’s broken down, the answer teaches us a lot about the supremacy of God.

First and foremost, I want you to imagine a simple mathematical ray and a line- A ray has a set starting point and continues to infinity, while a line by definition has no starting point or end point. You could go back to the farthest depths of infinity, but you’ll never find a point where the line begins. In other words, it is eternal, having no beginning-