On Wednesday night, CSF had a special treat when David Bentley Hart joined us to talk about Atheism's Debt to Christianity. Dr. Hart is one of the most distinguished theologians of his time and was recently given the Ramsey Award (given every two years for the most substantive work on theology) for his book Atheist Delusions.
Joined by a packed house of over 450, Dr. Hart gave a talk entitled "Atheism's Debt to Christianity: How the Christian Revolution has Shaped the Modern World (and why we should all be thankful)."
Dr. Hart's talk was certainly interested as her focused on how Christian history has shaped modern atheism and there would be no modern atheist without the Christian revolution. After his talk, Dr. Hart took questions from the audience. His doctorate in Philosophy certain showed itself here. One of the highlights of the night came in the final question when Dr. Hart was asked: "How can you believe all this stuff? Virgin birth, resurrection...you seem like a smart guy, how can you believe it?"
Dr. Hart quickly pointed out the logical faults in the young man's argument, saying: "If my philosophical conclusions lead me to a supernatural God (which they do), then for me to believe in the supernatural (i.e. resurrection and the virgin birth) is the logical conclusion."
All in all, the talk went over many of our heads. However, one thing we learned--extremely intelligent people believe in Christianity because that is where the evidence points them. It certainly helped reenforce my faith.
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