materialism

(For 11/19/17 class.)

If you missed class or want to review:

• "From Atheism to Catholicism: My Conversion Diary," by Jennifer Fulwiler (audio) **
• Answering Atheist Slogans by John De Rosa (e-book). See below for details. **

More helpful articles and sites:

Click here for the class handout for 11/19/17, conversion story discussion plus answering atheist objections.

Class date: 10/15/17
If you missed class or want to review:

• Five Philosophical Mistakes Every Catholic Apologist Should Be Aware Of, by Tom Harmon, This Rock, Jan. 2005 **
• “The Problem of Evil,” by Matt Fradd, Catholic Answers Blog, July 9, 2013 **
• Answering Atheist Slogans, by John deRosa, eBook, 2017 **

More helpful articles:

• Class notes **
• “How to Challenge an Atheist’s Worldview,” Kenneth Hensley, Catholic Answers Magazine, Nov-Dec 2011 **
• OR, the audio recording How to Answer Atheists and Agnostics (more info below) **

More helpful articles and sites:

• Begin with prayer

1. Clarify
   1. What is a materialist? (one meaning is someone who spends a lot of time and energy acquiring more and more stuff)
   2. When we speak of atheists = materialists, that's not what we mean
   3. Instead, mean that they think there is nothing in the universe but matter & energy
   4. Claim: if you can't see, hear, smell, taste, touch, or measure with instruments, it doesn't exist

2. Is it logical?
   1. Consider: “There is nothing but matter and energy in the universe.”
   2. What is that, itself?