3 Reasons Why Bill Maher Wants God to Exist!

Today we’re going to talk about      John Lennon and Bill Maher      and where they all got the “God-thing” all wrong.   My goal today is not to convince you or them      that God does exist,      but to convince you that you WANT God to exist.   There are THREE reasons      why I believe Bill Maher WANTS God to exist. He just doesn’t know it      —yet.   And by “God,” I don’t mean some fairytale God      you make up in order to make yourself feel better.   I mean the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob. I mean the God who said, “Love your neighbor.” I mean the God who died on a cross      and came back to life again to prove his deity. I mean the God of the Bible     that Speaker Johnson referred to.   THE FIRST REASON YOU WANT GOD TO EXIST IS BECAUSE HIS FOLLOWERS HAVE CHANGED YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER.     Now that the Beatles are back in the news with their latest release, “Now and Then,” I want to start by quoting John Lennon from his song, “IMAGINE,” the one we hear every New Year’s Eve.   Then I want to ask YOU to imagine   what life would really look like if John Lennon got his wish.   IMAGINE, by John Lennon   “Imagine there’s no heaven. It’s easy if you try. No hell below us, Above us, only sky   “Imagine no religion.”     Let’s imagine for the next few minutes there is no heaven, no hell, no religion, and by implication, no God, No CHRISTIANS.   What would that look like?   The Second Reason You Want God to Exist is because if He doesn’t then SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST is the only remaining Basis for Morality.   How do you get from “Survival of the Fittest”      to “Love your neighbor?” How do you get from “Survival of the Fittest”     (where the fit survive and the weak die)      to “Be Kind?”   If Survival of the Fittest is the basis of morality,      then Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao, Hitler      and even the Inquisition did nothing wrong. In fact, they advanced the Evolutionary struggle,      and therefore what they did was Good.   The Third Reason You Want God to Exist is because if He doesn’t then MORALITY IS A FAIRTYTALE just like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny   If God does not exist,      there is NO RATIONAL SOURCE      for MORAL OBLIGATION Sure, you can make up a system of morality that works for you.   The problem is,      why am I REQUIRED to embrace YOUR morality?   What in the universe OBLIGATES me      to abide by a system      that you and your friends make up?   So to John Lennon and Bill Maher let me say:   You want God to exist because his followers      have changed your life for the better.   You want God to exist because if He doesn’t      “Survival of the Fittest” is the only remaining basis      for morality.   You want God to exist because if He doesn’t morality is a fairytale, just like Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny.     God IS the issue in every issue—especially morality.     This is Brad Bright and the God is the Issue Podcast.   If you found this podcast helpful, don’t forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE