God knows everything, before it happens?

An 8th grader asks why God bothers to do anything if he already knows what will happen?

(B. Dehler)

On Wed. 9-17-14 Bernie Dehler (atheist) debated Ben Clifton (Christian) on the topic of morality. In this video excerpt, an atheist 8th grader asks Ben about God's "all-knowing" abilities. If God knows all, why bother doing anything, like creation? He already knows exactly, in every detail, what's going to happen in every second. Ben responds that it is for the benefit of us humans that God made us. The kid then pointed out that many people live in prison in isolated countries, such as North Korea, so they don't have a chance to get the gospel anyway. See the video clip here, and see if the answers seem reasonable to you: http://youtu.be/uDHZ2fQ59PM .

"Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers." ~ Garth Brooks. The funny thing is, a God that doesn't exist is the same as one who doesn't answer prayer.

Bernie Dehler will be debating many more Christians in the following months. These are all free events located in the Portland Oregon area. (This is an excellent opportunity for Christians to try out their apologetics and evangelism ideas; to see if they have merit.) Here is a upcoming summary of events, and all details can be found here: http://www.meetup.com/Philosophical-Naturalists/ .

Date: Tue. 10-14-14

Topic: Is There Any Evidence For The Existence of God?

Debaters: Bernie Dehler & Dennis Marcellino

Date: Sun. 10-26-14

Topic: It's Halloween... Do Ghosts Really Exist?

Debaters: Bernie Dehler & Pastor Nathan Lewis

Date: Tue. 11-18-14

Topic: Is Faith in God Warranted?

Debaters: Bernie Dehler & Philosophy Prof. Phil Smith

Date: Tue. 12-9-14

Topic: Can a God Become a Human?

Debaters: Bernie Dehler & Seminary Prof. Gerry Breshears

Date: Tue. 1-13-15

Topic: Which Best Explains Man's Origin, Creation or Evolution?

Debaters: Bernie Dehler & Bart Rask, M.D.

Bernie also a free booklet available on the internet: "Modern Science and Philosophy Destroys Christian Theology (Second Edition)." You can get it here: http://tinyurl.com/q6kz88k .

You can also watch some of Bernie's previous debates on YouTube at this channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/SecHummer/videos

Other Portland-area community, secular, and philosophical groups can also be found at meetup.com, such as these:

-- The Center for Philosophical Naturalism: http://tinyurl.com/l6rd4sl

-- Sunday Assembly: http://tinyurl.com/kkc8nyw

-- Westside Science & Religion Disc.: http://tinyurl.com/bkmhdl5

-- Center for Inquiry: http://tinyurl.com/mps923r

-- Humanists of Greater Portland: http://tinyurl.com/kmbmt57

-- Atheists Etcetera: http://tinyurl.com/nhjr3ha

-- Philosophy Workshop: http://tinyurl.com/pzs4ajc