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Top 100 Atheist Challenges

Top 100+ Atheist Challenges

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"Come now, let us reason together." – Isaiah 1:18

  1. Did Jesus really rise from the dead — and what is the actual historical evidence? Resurrection
  2. Hasn’t the Bible been changed by men over the centuries? How can anyone trust it? Bible Transmission
  3. Didn’t Paul invent Christianity? Why should I trust letters Jesus never wrote? Paul
  4. If only the words of Jesus matter, why do we need Paul and the rest of the New Testament? Red Letter
  5. If I live a good life and treat people well, why isn’t that enough to get into heaven? Just Be Good
  6. Your all-powerful God created the devil and evil - simply to set up "the fall." He did this KNOWING that most souls would ultimately suffer eternal punishment. You call this a good God? I call it evil. Problem of Evil
  7. The Bible is a collection of fairytales written by illiterate goat herders back in the Bronze Age. The Catholic Church cherry picked which fables to include to mind control non-thinking tithers. The Bible - General
  8. There is no scientific evidence for the existence of God...just assertions. Existence of God
  9. If God is all-powerful, all-knowing and all-loving, why does he PERMIT starvation, child molestation, rape, torture and genocide? And telling us these VICTIMS suffer because of an inherited sin committed by Adam and Eve does not suffice! Problem of Evil
  10. Questions For Atheists (*) REGARDING: Questions for Atheists
  11. Dennis McKinsey single-handedly disproves Biblical inerrancy in his book, "Biblical Errancy" - your team should read it. The Bible - General
  12. Atheism is the DEFAULT position. The burden of proof is on the Christian asserting God exists. All we're asking is to see the convincing emperical EVIDENCE. Existence of God
  13. So you believe in a book full of contradictions, one that endorses slavery, incest, murder, drowning babies, genocide and stoning homosexuals? The Bible - General
  14. The Bible says that God’s eyes are too pure to look upon sin. So then how can the Holy Spirit be present at all times with people (even believers, who still commit sins)? Nature of God
  15. If I were raised in India, I’d most likely be a Hindu. You would be a Muslim if raised in Saudi Arabia. Is it ‘fair and just’ of God to have billions of people’s eternal destinies determined by “God’s Divinely ordained” place of birth? Other Faiths
  16. Jesus is a borrowed myth dressed up like a Jew. He never existed, period. There is zero SUFFICIENT evidence that Jesus ever existed? Zero. It’s all a terrible hoax for the church to control the masses. Jesus
  17. The God of the Old Testament a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser, and a homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully. Old Testament
  18. If I believed in god, which I don't, why would I choose Christianity over any other religion? Other Faiths
  19. I don't believe your book - there are over 1000 errors found in the bible - www.1001errors.com The Bible - General
  20. There isn't a single shred of reliable evidence that Yahweh ever existed in any realm than the fruitful imagination of long dead kingships. The Bible - General
  21. Now if Jesus is God and God cannot be tempted, does it not follow that Jesus cannot be tempted? Yet Matthew 4 clearly presents the temptation of Christ, and thus embroils us in another BIBLICAL CONTRADICTION. Doesn’t it?! The Bible - General
  22. If the world was created by all-powerful, all-knowing and all-loving God, why does he permit evil, pain and suffering in nature? Why does he allow disease, parasites, brutality, handicaps and natural disasters to persist? Problem of Evil
  23. I prayed, "Dear God, forgive me. I’m sorry. Jesus wasn’t a myth." No bear hugs from God. No ‘truth switch’ turned on. It’s still all nonsense. Why? Existence of God
  24. The fine tuning argument that the universe saw us coming is pretty lame! Creation
  25. So Adam and Eve lived for 900+ years and Methuselah celebrated 930 years. Is it just me, or do these claims not strain credulity beyond its limits? Old Testament
  26. Why do arrogant Christians think they’re right about everything? Christianity
  27. In Matthew 27:52-53, it says that after Jesus' death, dead people were resurrected and were walking around Jerusalem. Empirically, how could this have happened, and why? New Testament
  28. The New Testament was written several hundreds of years after the life of Jesus. I can’t remember what I did last week, let alone hundreds of years ago. This casts great doubt on the historical credibility of the events it reports. New Testament
  29. If God is all-good, why does God allow natural disasters, i.e. earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis? Nature of God
  30. Can we really be certain that God exists? If there is one thing that’s obvious, it is that the existence of God is NOT obvious. Existence of God
  31. What’s so special about Jesus, anyway? Aren’t we ALL God’s children?! Jesus
  32. If the Biblical God exists, He's self-centered and conceited because He created an entire universe just to sit around and worship Him! Nature of God
  33. Miracle stories were crafted AFTER Jesus died, and then included just to make Jesus look like a Jewish wonder working messianic figure. It’s called messianic fiction. New Testament
  34. Since God knows everything, He would have known how much suffering would eventually come into this world. Why didn’t He stop the process before it all got started, and save His creatures from all of the pain that would befall them? Problem of Evil
  35. It should be called Paulianity – for centuries Christians have presented the ideas of Paul as the teachings of Jesus, and that’s a mistake. It was all Paul’s INTERPRETATION. Check the data. Jesus
  36. You say the Bible was ‘inspired’ by God? I say, “Back up your assertion with proof.” The Bible - General
  37. There’s no evidence outside of the Bible that indicates the miracle stories about Jesus are authentic! New Testament
  38. IF God exists, He’s maniacal. If He WANTED to forgive sin, He’s 'all-powerful' and 'all-loving' – He could just, SHAZAM, forgive sin. Instead, He sends down His only Son to be slaughtered and murdered to take care of the sin problem. Now THAT’S evil! Existence of God
  39. My Grandma was a sincerely nice person who happened to NOT be a Christian. Let me get this right...your "all-loving" God is going to punish her in hell for eternity because she didn't "accept" Jesus? Nature of God
  40. Should we really be stoning homosexuals, disobedient children, adulterers and witches, as the Old Testament commands? What an all-loving god you serve, Christians! Old Testament
  41. Why does Matthew quote a prophecy about Jesus being a Nazarene (2:23), when such a reference does not actually exist in the Old Testament? New Testament
  42. Religion has caused most of the wars and evil in the world. Why do you want to perpetrate this? Christianity
  43. Truth is relative. Only narrow-minded bigots believe in absolute truth! Other Faiths
  44. Could God have used fallible people to write an infallible book? Existence of God
  45. The existence of so many Christian denominations indicates the Bible to be inherently unclear. If truly God’s revelation, could we not expect that He would reveal Himself clearly? The Bible - General
  46. How do Christians respond to eastern systems of thought such as Buddhism and Hinduism? Other Faiths
  47. If Christian arguments are sound and cogent, then why aren’t they universally accepted? Even many CHRISTIANS have objected to the propriety of even offering such arguments. Ever hear of Reformed Epistemology? Existence of God
  48. Doesn’t evolution account for the origin and diversity of life on earth, thereby eliminating the need to appeal to God? Evolution
  49. Why does Matthew apply Hosea 11:1 to Jesus (2:15) when it is obviously referring to Israel? New Testament
  50. If Christians really cared about promoting peace and love, they wouldn’t be so flipping INTOLERANT! Christianity
  51. People make up fantastic, epic, 'harmonious' stories all of the time. Lord of the Rings comes to mind. Perhaps Gandalf is the true Messiah! Read the Bible if you want - I prefer non-fiction. The Bible - General
  52. Is it fair that a North Korean woman who never heard 'boo' about Jesus, let alone the Gospel, is going to burn in hell for eternity because she didn't choose the right set of parents, geographically? Nature of God
  53. The New Testament authors were all influenced by pagan religions. Sorry Christians, but Jesus is an unhistorical myth. If you don’t believe me, Google 'Jesus Mithras Osirus Horus'. New Testament
  54. Is it really fair for one who does not accept Jesus to suffer in Hell forever? Hell
  55. If the incredible complexity of the world requires an intelligence to explain its existence, wouldn’t this intelligence be all the more complex, and thus all the more in need of an intelligence to explain its existence? Existence of God
  56. Given that we don’t have the original manuscripts, why would God have allowed variant readings to creep into the textual tradition? The Bible - General
  57. What about vestigial organs like the appendix, or the gill-slits in fetuses? CERTAINLY you can’t mean to suggest that that makes more sense given theism than evolution, can you?! Evolution
  58. If you want to know the truth, read the Gnostic gospels – you’ll then understand why the Christian church repressed them for 1,700 years. New Testament
  59. Christianity is for pagan cannibals and is thus, FALSE. Why else did Jesus say we must eat his flesh and drink his blood in order to have life (John 6:53-54)? Jesus
  60. Can God make a rock so heavy that even HE can't lift it? Nature of God
  61. So I’m to believe in a God who is one and three at the same time, with one of the three killing another of the three and then sending another of the three to console humans about how to go on in the absence of the other two!? Why not just Allah instead? Other Faiths
  62. How do you reconcile creation and science? Evolution
  63. Don’t the numerous televangelists on TBN and other such networks show that Christianity is all about the money? Christianity
  64. Aren’t naturalistic explanations for the resurrection stories more probable than the resurrection itself, since they appeal only to elements common to our experience, whereas the resurrection must appeal to God? Jesus
  65. According to 2 Timothy 2:25, it is GOD who grants repentance. Yet, somehow, it is WE who are held responsible for our fate? Nature of God
  66. So God hears the prayers of everyone, all the time, huh? "Dear God, I pray for a brand new car, pretty please?" Nope, no car. God does not exist. Nature of God
  67. Isn’t it more plausible to suppose that all that exists is matter, since such an account posits only a single kind of substance whereas theistic accounts must posit something else in addition to matter? Ever heard of Ockham’s Razor? Existence of God
  68. To accept the story of the Noah’s Flood AS FACT flies in the face of practically all of the archaeological, historical, literary, meteorological, and geological research EVER conducted to say nothing of good old common sense. It's a non-starter for me. Old Testament
  69. If there is such good evidence for the existence of the Biblical God, why don’t more people believe in him? Are we just all 'suppressed'?! Existence of God
  70. Doesn’t the fossil evidence support the theory of evolution? Evolution
  71. Where did Cain get his wife? Old Testament
  72. Is there any evidence for Intelligent Design? Evolution
  73. ALL sins are forgiven if you ‘accept Jesus as your savior’, right? What about the non-forgivable sin of blaspheming the Holy Spirit? We have a little CONTRADICTION problem here?! Christianity
  74. How can Hell be eternal when people commit only a finite number of sins? Hell
  75. Did Jesus really claim to be God, or did His followers just say that about Him? Might not Dan Brown have been on to something? Jesus
  76. Do you REALLY think that it is just a "coincidence" that humans share 98.6% of their DNA with chimpanzees?! Evolution
  77. Sorry Christians, but the creation account in Genesis is borrowed -- it is based on the Enuma Elish. Old Testament
  78. If God knows what I will do in the future, how can I be free? Nature of God
  79. I believe in god if you want to define god as "nature." It's called Evolutionary Naturalism. Evolution
  80. Please check your facts – the biblical account of Noah was derived from the Babylonian myth of Utanapishtim. Your mythical God didn’t 'inspire' it. Old Testament
  81. I am homosexual and I was born homosexual – don’t homosexuals have the right NOT to be hated and persecuted by the church? Christianity
  82. Job is described as “righteous” and “blameless.” Can these descriptions be taken seriously if the Bible is said to teach the universal sinfulness of mankind? Old Testament
  83. How can you take the gospels as inspired when they don't even make that claim for themselves? New Testament
  84. If those who die as infants go to Heaven, why doesn’t God kill everyone in infancy in order to maximize the number of those in Heaven? Nature of God
  85. I tried Christianity but failed when the church bouncer told me to check my intelligence in at the door. Christians are stupid – ignorant, dumb, money-grubbing gay-bashing idiot bigots. Christianity
  86. The “Gospel of Judas” was originally in the New Testament and was conveniently “exorcised,” if you know what I mean. That was convenient. New Testament
  87. What does it mean to be a Christian? There are over 30,000 different groups, all of which answer this question differently. If agreement cannot be found on THIS issue, can the claims of Christians themselves be taken with any degree of seriousness? Christianity
  88. If God is love, why would He send anyone to hell? Hell
  89. How can anyone legitimately say that their interpretation is more accurate than others? The Bible - General
  90. How exactly does the death of Jesus secure salvation for anyone when the deaths of countless others matter not a bit in this regard? Jesus
  91. How can you expect modern people to accept the creation account as found in Genesis? PLEASE tell me you don’t think the earth is 6,000 years old, do you (and still maintain ANY sense of intellectual fulfillment)?! Old Testament
  92. If a father ever killed his own son he would—all things being equal—be rightly judged immoral. But according to Genesis 22, God told Abraham to kill his own son, and was judged righteous for his WILLINGNESS to do so. So God ordains child murder, huh? Old Testament
  93. Didn’t Jesus REBUKE Thomas for wanting evidence of the resurrection?! Wouldn’t this rebuke also extend to Christian apologists who seek to satisfy this demand by offering evidence for Christian claims? Religious Language
  94. How are Christians supposed to be happy in Heaven when their loved ones might be in Hell? Heaven
  95. I know lots of people who don’t believe in Jesus, and they live good lives. So they're all going to hell?! Hell
  96. So all infants and children who have ever lived and died as non-Christians are sentenced by God to suffer eternally in hell? That's kind and 'all-loving'. Nature of God
  97. How could Jesus have been GENUINELY tempted if He could not sin?! Jesus
  98. We have SEEN speciation occur in various species of plants. Evolution in action, folks. This should establish beyond all questionable doubt that evolution is a FACT! Evolution
  99. I hear a lot about “intelligent design.” Has this now proven God and falsified evolution? Existence of God
  100. It’s irrational to believe that people rise from the dead. Even if it is possible, shouldn’t it always be judged improbable since it has happened so few times…even according to Christians? Jesus
  101. Why do Christians think God is going to let them into heaven because they were better than everybody else? Christianity
  102. Reasons why I don’t believe? Well, to start with, the Jesus Resurrection accounts in the Bible contradict one another. Need I go on? New Testament
  103. With no original texts and 400,000 contradictions in the COPIES of the New Testament, the bible is unstrustworthy. Read Bart Ehrman's 'Misquoting Jesus'. New Testament
  104. How can religious claims be meaningful if they are not empirically verifiable? Religious Language
  105. Christian claims are not credible! Wouldn’t we expect SOME evidence of the exodus from Egypt, if it took place? 2.5 million people wandering around for 40 years in a specific geographic location...and NOTHING! Old Testament
  106. Biblical Prophecy? Give me a break – all these ‘pre-enlightenment folk’ were a dime a dozen. Ever heard of Nostradamus? The Bible - General
  107. On what basis do Christians accept miracle-stories in the New Testament while rejecting those of other religions? New Testament
  108. If your Biblical Yahweh God is so ALL-good-fantastic, how could Satan fall if he was with God and had the chance to witness his existence? God made Satan too, right? Seems God shares a bit of the blame for MAKING Satan prideful, yes? Old Testament
  109. How would you respond to Victor Stenger’s stinging assertion that religious argument leads universally to dismal failure and untold suffering? Existence of God
  110. Obviously, there is a distinction between “not believing” and “believing not.” It is certainly legitimate for atheism to be characterized as a mere ‘lack of belief’, rather than a positive assertion. I lack belief in God. The burden of proof is on you. Existence of God
  111. I fell out of faith as a Christian because of Mark 11:23-24 when Jesus says that God will grant us whatever we ask as long as we have faith. I did, I prayed, no new girl, no new car, and thus, no more Bible studies. New Testament
  112. If "scripture" just is what has been accepted by the Church, then isn't the apocrypha scripture as well? New Testament
  113. Given that the gospel accounts were written by BIASED Christians, their content can’t be accorded much legitimacy. Some sources had Al Gore inventing the ‘Internets’, too. New Testament
  114. I like asking Christians if they have any slaves, and if the answer is ‘no’, I ask them why not? The Biblical God sanctions slavery, so if they have no slaves then the serving Christian is out of integrity with their own NEVER CHANGING god. What gives? Old Testament
  115. How can religious claims be meaningful if they are not empirically falsifiable? Religious Language
  116. I guess I can’t be a Christian because I don’t hate my parents. Why does Jesus tell us we need to hate our parents in order to be his disciple (Luke 14:26)? New Testament
  117. Doesn’t the very concept of faith preclude the offering of evidence and argument? Isn’t that the whole point of “becoming like a child”? Religious Language
  118. How can human language be used to correctly characterize an infinite God? Religious Language
  119. Christians make the assertions, atheists just require that they back them up with evidence. For example, what evidence is there from the Old Testament that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah? Old Testament
  120. God can’t even make up His inspirational mind. Does justification come by faith (Paul) or works (James)? New Testament
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