Lee Strobel

Thank you. Four grandkids.

Thank you. Four grandkids.

An atheist says, there is no God. An agnostic says, I don't think there's a God. So that's kind of the dividing line. A lot of people who call themselves atheists are really agnostic. Because when you think about it, to say there is no God, you would have to be God to have that omniscience to know that God does not exist. So it's kind of a self-refuting definition.

An atheist says, there is no God. An agnostic says, I don't think there's a God. So that's kind of the dividing line. A lot of people who call themselves atheists are really agnostic. Because when you think about it, to say there is no God, you would have to be God to have that omniscience to know that God does not exist. So it's kind of a self-refuting definition.

An atheist says, there is no God. An agnostic says, I don't think there's a God. So that's kind of the dividing line. A lot of people who call themselves atheists are really agnostic. Because when you think about it, to say there is no God, you would have to be God to have that omniscience to know that God does not exist. So it's kind of a self-refuting definition.

But generally, people who are atheists say, there is no God. Agnostics say, I just don't know. I'm not sure. I don't believe it. I'm not there. I'm questioning. I'm doubting. I'm a doubter. But you were a straight atheist. Yeah, I was.

But generally, people who are atheists say, there is no God. Agnostics say, I just don't know. I'm not sure. I don't believe it. I'm not there. I'm questioning. I'm doubting. I'm a doubter. But you were a straight atheist. Yeah, I was.

But generally, people who are atheists say, there is no God. Agnostics say, I just don't know. I'm not sure. I don't believe it. I'm not there. I'm questioning. I'm doubting. I'm a doubter. But you were a straight atheist. Yeah, I was.

Yeah, it kind of came in stages. So the first step was when I was in middle school. And I started asking all those questions that middle schoolers like to ask. Like, well, if there's a God, how can there be suffering in the world? Or if there's a God, why would he send people to hell? And nobody wanted to talk about it. And I thought, oh, I get it.

Yeah, it kind of came in stages. So the first step was when I was in middle school. And I started asking all those questions that middle schoolers like to ask. Like, well, if there's a God, how can there be suffering in the world? Or if there's a God, why would he send people to hell? And nobody wanted to talk about it. And I thought, oh, I get it.

Yeah, it kind of came in stages. So the first step was when I was in middle school. And I started asking all those questions that middle schoolers like to ask. Like, well, if there's a God, how can there be suffering in the world? Or if there's a God, why would he send people to hell? And nobody wanted to talk about it. And I thought, oh, I get it.

They don't want to talk about this because there are no good answers. That was my first step. Second step in atheism was in high school when I took biology and I was taught that neo-Darwinism explains the origin and diversity of life. So God's out of a job. You don't need God to be a creator. Science explains it away.

They don't want to talk about this because there are no good answers. That was my first step. Second step in atheism was in high school when I took biology and I was taught that neo-Darwinism explains the origin and diversity of life. So God's out of a job. You don't need God to be a creator. Science explains it away.

They don't want to talk about this because there are no good answers. That was my first step. Second step in atheism was in high school when I took biology and I was taught that neo-Darwinism explains the origin and diversity of life. So God's out of a job. You don't need God to be a creator. Science explains it away.

And then third and final step in atheism happened in college when I took a course on the historical Jesus from a skeptic. And he taught me, you can't trust anything that the Bible tells you about Jesus. It's all fairytale, make-believe, wishful thinking. And that kind of was the final nail in the coffin that convinced me that, yeah, God doesn't exist. I tend to be a skeptical person.

And then third and final step in atheism happened in college when I took a course on the historical Jesus from a skeptic. And he taught me, you can't trust anything that the Bible tells you about Jesus. It's all fairytale, make-believe, wishful thinking. And that kind of was the final nail in the coffin that convinced me that, yeah, God doesn't exist. I tend to be a skeptical person.

And then third and final step in atheism happened in college when I took a course on the historical Jesus from a skeptic. And he taught me, you can't trust anything that the Bible tells you about Jesus. It's all fairytale, make-believe, wishful thinking. And that kind of was the final nail in the coffin that convinced me that, yeah, God doesn't exist. I tend to be a skeptical person.

That's who I am. My background's in journalism and law. So you put those together, you know, you get kind of a jerk and kind of a skeptic. And that's who I was. So I just thought the mere concept of an all-loving, all-knowing, all-powerful creator of the universe, come on, it's crazy. Wasn't even worth my time exploring. So it is actually a belief system. It is. Oh, definitely, definitely.

That's who I am. My background's in journalism and law. So you put those together, you know, you get kind of a jerk and kind of a skeptic. And that's who I was. So I just thought the mere concept of an all-loving, all-knowing, all-powerful creator of the universe, come on, it's crazy. Wasn't even worth my time exploring. So it is actually a belief system. It is. Oh, definitely, definitely.

That's who I am. My background's in journalism and law. So you put those together, you know, you get kind of a jerk and kind of a skeptic. And that's who I was. So I just thought the mere concept of an all-loving, all-knowing, all-powerful creator of the universe, come on, it's crazy. Wasn't even worth my time exploring. So it is actually a belief system. It is. Oh, definitely, definitely.