In a world where people routinely profit from telling lies by deliberately spreading "fake news", how can we know what is true? Quid est veritas? Before Pilate was born and long after he died, people still ask that same question: what is truth? Perhaps the better question is this: what does it profit a man should he gain the whole world, but lose his own soul? What should a man receive in exchange for his soul? In the big scheme of things, from my perspective money is nothing but a colored piece of paper. Frankly, if I only cared about how much income I can earn as a writer, I'd have set up a Patreon account and solicit donations to support my work. Honestly, I wouldn't even consider writing an article like this if my only concern was making money, because this is the sort of article that could basically alienate my entire audience. While I don't wear my Christianity on my sleeve and I don't try to market myself as a Christian writer, I've also made it crystal clear that I am fairly convinced that Jesus was the Jewish Messiah, and God raised him from the dead. The first section of my book Counterargument for God was mostly an argument advocating the idea of intelligent design over blind (and lucky) natural processes and effects, but the second section provided a rather rigorous defense of my Christian faith against the most common and popular criticisms. Of course, if you don't believe the soul exists, then it isn't worth anything to you. A few atheists have even tried to sell their souls on eBay, because they only place value on material wealth. What we choose to … [Read more...]