Why I am Not A Christian - Bertrand Russell

As soon as Bertrand Russell said that you have to believe in God and immortality to be a Christian, I agreed. Those are two very important concepts in Christianity, without that how can you be a Christian? I too remember thinking about the concept of the First Cause Argument and almost unhinged my mind asking who made the universe, if God, then who made God. It just goes too deep to even imagine the beginning of a beginning of a beginning and so on. It is also true that the role of God does change with the times, due to advances in modern science and intellectual enlightenment, therefore changing the impression of "Natural Law". When these concepts are put under more scrutiny, they seem to be more fallacious.


Bertrand Russell has unmistakably gone in depth in most aspects of Christian arguments and came up with reasons to dispute those arguments. Of course if you believe in something and there's a reason to dispute that, then those beliefs don't seem as strong anymore. Once you start to question your beliefs then its the beginning of losing the position you once held as your perspective changes. He does this without attacking Christianity, instead he's just writing the reasons he is not a reason and I can't say that I blame him. All of the points that he has mentioned are valid. He is definitely not a Christian.