Reply to McCloskeyIntroductionIn his article “Being an Atheist”, HJ McCloskey, an Australian philosopher, took a serious stance on the arguments against the existence of God. He offered numerous reasons for his position , including the problem of evil to suggest that one should not believe in God. McCloskey believes that atheism is a much more convenient and understandable faith than belief in God that allows innocent people to suffer just to gain glory from their lives and achieve the supreme good. He then goes on to say that, ultimately, to live in this world, a person must seek comfort wherever he can find it. Since atheism was adopted by a caring and sensitive person, it leads to a spirit of self-confidence and self-respect, which makes a person comfort and help those who need support. By doing so, the blows of fate will diminish. McCloskey is saying that it is better to help each other than to believe in a God who could not be perfect. He states this because he believes that since the world is imperfect, God cannot be perfect. If it were perfect, then the world would be perfect. However, since evil exists, God cannot exist, so we must live in this world as it is, and except the ridiculousness of life. His arguments are not logical or valid, and it will be complicated and interesting to argue against him and his opinions. “Evidence” Throughout his article, McCloskey, uses the word “evidence” when discussing his arguments which he believes cannot conclusively establish a case for the existence of God. We must understand that no single argument can arrive at the certainty of existence of God. According to McCloskey, they... half of the paper... and. I think that although he made some decent arguments, he failed to provide enough evidence to disprove the existence of the Creator. It is possible to have the presence of evil by having a perfect Creator based on the argument that God gave His greatest creations the ability of free will. This free will can be respected but also abused. It is up to the people to decide what is right and what is wrong. Some of the decisions people make create evil or cause evil. Bibliography Beebe, James R. Logical Problem of Evil. Craig, William Lane. Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics, 3rd ed., 71-90. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2008.Evans, C. Stephen, and R. Zachary Manis. Philosophy of religion, second edition, 69-77. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2009.McCloskey, H. J. “On Being an Atheist.” Question one (February 1968): 62-69.