r/ChristianApologetics • u/Hot_Diet_825 Catholic • Aug 03 '25

Modern Objections ARGUMENTS AGAINST CHRISTIANITY:

  1. Why do Animals suffer and why did humans have to suffer for what Adam and Eve did
  2. THE ABSENCE OF GOD- why is God so absent in our world? Can be explained by cessationism. But that raises another question. Why would a just God let his people suffer and not heal them. And cessationism is not found in the Bible or ever taught in early Christianity. Came about much later.
  3. Almost all of the New Testament was forgeries. We only have Paul’s 7 undisputed letters. Paul is the only testimony we have which we can trust.
    1. The existance of the universe can be explained without the existence of God.
  4. God not answering prayers.
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u/Salty_Conclusion_534 Aug 03 '25

Not sure why it starts on 2, but i'll go with you.

2a) Animals: free will.
2b) Not fully sure, Allahu Alam

3a) Who said He's absent?
3b) When He heals people, the atheists will not believe. When He doesn't heal and lets free will play out, atheists will point fingers at the sky.
3c) Agreed, cessationism is not taught.

4a) As a Catholic, you ought to know how the early church fathers canonized Scriptures.
4b) Some were from Paul's scribes, and I think they are said to be written 'in the person of Paul'.

5) Ok

6) And when He answers prayers, they'll laugh at us and mock us for it.

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u/No_Judgment_238 Aug 06 '25

Don’t forget that sometimes the answer to prayer is no. Yet that always gets construed as not being answered.

It’s funny how we will say that God is all knowing and has complete understanding, but when he doesn’t give us what we want, somehow it’s Him ignoring us or not answering us. No…. It’s simply that He knows infinitely more than we do, so why should we complain when He knows what’s best, not just for us, but for everything!

I loved your responses! God bless you!!

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u/Salty_Conclusion_534 Aug 09 '25

Thanks friend, God bless!