Why not just reject one more?

A while ago I was in a small group discussion and I shared what I thought was the most difficult question a Christian is potentially faced with.

As a Christian you’ve rejected every other deity throughout history and the world, why not just reject another like modern atheists.

Upon reflection, this isn’t actually the toughest question that a believer will encounter. This spot rightly belongs to the question and personal experience of suffering - which I’ve responded to in four parts here.

The reason I initially thought this was the most difficult question is because it triggers so much doubt.

No one knows enough about every - or even the majority - of religions to know why they may be legitimately fallible. Across space and time there are far too many.

So, why not just reject one more?

Well, to start, the question is only somewhat based on fact.

No believer of anything is accepting because they have evenly and systematically rejected every other possible option.

Not even the most ardent atheist has done this. 

Instead, any believer in anything is so because they follow the evidence towards their belief, not away from everything else.

This is how we live our lives.

We don’t evaluate the critically reject every possible route before taking a drive. Or selecting milk. Or deciding the person we are going to marry.

I don’t trace every option on googlemaps before deciding my route.

I don’t taste every milk product before opening the fridge.

I don’t reject billions of women before walking down the aisle.

Instead, we choose one. Just one. Examine the evidence. Weigh it up. Then deciding.

That is what critical thinking atheists have, hopefully, done.

That is what critical thinking Christians should do.

Christians don’t reject every deity bar one. They accept Jesus.

Why? 

Well, hopefully, I’ve got an Apologetics tab on my blog full of convincing reasons. But the evidence that Jesus rose from the dead is a good place to start...