Collision: Debates Between Hitchens And Douglass Wilson

The video Collision is a collection of clips from debates between Christopher Hitchens and Douglass Wilson. Hitchens, the atheist, raised many objections to Christianity, which are addressed in this paper. They are with God anything is permissible; the laws of physics have never been broken and galaxies simply hold themselves together; and that if there was an eternal and unchanging God we would be living in a totalitarian universe. The first objection, with God anything is permissible, means that with God, people can do anything they want because they will always be forgiven. That is not the case. God will forgive people, but only if they ask for forgiveness and truly regret what they did. He also holds Christians accountable for their actions. Since Christians are supposed to be examples of Jesus, we are held at a much higher standard of behavior, as stated in Ephesians 5:3-4. So with God, everyone is held to a certain

This also means that we would have no true free will. Totalitarianism actually is a political system where all authority is in the hands of the government. In these societies, all aspects of life are run by the government. Actually, God is always there for us, but not in the negative way that Hitchens meant for this statement to be understood. God is always looking out for us and has our best interests in mind, unlike totalitarian governments, whose interests lie in maintaining power. However, if God really is forcing us to live in a totalitarian system, then why does God not force everyone to believe in Him? Why do we have this choice available to us? The answer to both of these questions is that we are not living in a totalitarian system with an eternal, unchanging ruler, but we are instead living with the freedom to choose what to believe