Evidential Objections to Theism

Abstract

Many Christian and Muslim monotheists still endorse the contention of the apostle Paul that unbelievers are “without excuse,” since there would be sufficient evidence in the world for God’s existence and his “invisible nature” (Romans 1: 20). According to contemporary atheists such as me, however, the evidence available today against God’s existence vastly overwhelms the alleged evidence pro, if there can be evidence at all for such a thing. Therefore, well‐informed and intellectually honest human beings should become atheists. The aim of this article is to present some of the main evidential objections to theism. Before doing so, the topic should be defined more precisely. Which god or monotheism are we talking about? How can any evidence be relevant to the question whether the god of theism exists?