Why Islam is True-Lesson 9- Loaded Questions about God

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Have you stopped cheating on your exams?

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I have never cheated on any of my exams.

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Don’t you feel guilty about always shouting at your colleagues?

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I do not shout at my colleagues.

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How long have you been having an affair?

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I am not having an affair!

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Why are you such an extreme racist?

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I am not a racist!

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How long has Islam been a religion for terrorists?

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It is not a religion of terrorists.

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Aldrich the Atheist asks, “Why would I believe in your God, and not Nathan’s or anybody’s? If science has disproved God, why would I believe in Him?” How could you use the Unmask Strategy here?

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This is a bit like your earlier questions isn’t it? But really, it is a loaded question that makes a false assumption. So I’ll ignore the question and address that assumption. Your question assumes that there is no evidence for the existence of God and that we just believe in God without any evidence. But that’s false. There is rational proof for the existence of God, remember? The Argument From Contingency shows us that all contingent things need a Necessary Being to make them the way they are. The universe is contingent and the Necessary Being is what Muslims know as God.

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What is God for Muslims? What is he made of?

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That is an interesting question. It seems like you are naturally assuming that God is made of something, but God is a Necessary Being and cannot be any type of physical object. Remember the Argument From Contingency shows us that all contingent things need a Necessary Being which makes the way that they are? Actually the Prophet, peace be on him, was asked this very question.

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Why is the revelation of Sura al-Ikhlas an example of a response to a loaded question regarding God's nature?

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It ignores the question (what is God made of), unmasks the assumption (that God is made of something), and rejects it by showing that God is the Necessary Being who doesn’t resemble anything that is created (such as things that are made of gold or silver or iron).

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What do you say about Nathan’s answer?

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What he said does sound interesting, but ultimately Christians believe that Jesus is god. So Christians therefore must also believe that God destroyed himself when Jesus died.

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What will you answer to Aldrich's question about God?

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I have shown you lots of times now that God is the Necessary Being. It is impossible for Him not to exist. Your question assumes that He is contingent. God is not a contingent thing. He cannot be like any type of physical object.