By Ajit Krishna Dasa

Question:

Paraphrasing a question that a devotee recently asked me:

“Theists often argue: “The whole material manifestation needs a Creator, because it could not have come about by itself. Therefore, a God must exist. To this atheists often respond: “If there needs to be a God, does He not also need a creator? And if God does not need a creator, then why does the material world need a creator?” How do we answer that?”

Answer:

You will get different answers according to the apologetic method used by those who answer. There are several apologetic methods, but as devotees we can categorize them as either belonging to 1) the aroha pantha (the ascending path) or 2) the avaroha pantha (the descending path).

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