E186 - C. S. Lewis, the New Atheists, and the Failure to Disprove God with Alister McGrath

Alister McGrath remembers life as an atheist back in the late 1960s. He believed only what could be proven to be true. And he judged religious believers for trusting in an irrational fantasy.

Looking back, though, he can see an emotional basis for what he thought were purely rational conclusions. He didn’t want God to exist, because God would threaten his freedom. As an atheist he could do whatever he wanted. He could be the center of the universe. 

Now as a Christian and one of the most well-known apologists in the world, McGrath see...