The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God [Paperback]

I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school from kindergarten through 8th grade. As an intelligent, inquisitive, and analytical person I hated that my teachers wouldn't provide me with any intelligent answers for any of my scientific, religious, or philosophic questions. I hated having to choose between using rational thought and having blind, mindless faith. I had great loving parents that were still married and a close family. I wasn't a bad kid, but I certainly could have used some religious guidance and insight. At war within myself, I rebelled. From the ages of 13 to 17 I guess I still considered myself a Christian, but certainly not a practicing one.

It wasn't until I was almost 18 and at the peak of my troublesome phase when my decisions had finally caught up with me. After going through some hard, life-changing times I found God again and accepted Him into my life. I found him on a personal level only. Having once had that spiritual connection with Him I could literally feel his absence all of those years. I had friends in gangs, that did and sold drugs, getting into trouble, and hanging out with all the wrong people. That crowd just accepted me in easily. It feels nice being accepted into a larger group, something bigger than yourself that you can be a part of. In the end, I realized those people are likely to turn on you just as easily as they accept you. Once I found God again, it was instantly recognizable and immediately rewarding. It's hard to explain, everyone just needs to experience it for themselves.

For the next 8 years I continued to have a relationship with God, despite the fact that my continuing education and ongoing pursuit of knowledge led me to have even more questions, and more intelligent/well thought-out questions. I could just feel the warmth of his presence in my life and I saw those around me crumble while I kept moving on to greener pastures. One day, I was walking through a Walmart and I stumbled on this book and thought, wow, I MUST buy that book..I've been looking for these answers my entire life!

I think this book does an excellent job of bringing up intelligent, rational, scientific points of view that will help (an open-minded) person find some light if they are looking for answers. I especially like that Lee does a great job of bringing up all the other arguments (on behalf of darwinists/athiests) and tries to really cut to the heart of the issues to get solid arguments. He even brings up nobel-prize winning atheists and other scientists who are quoted saying things that confirm the diagnosis (even if some don't come right out and say they are pro-intelligent design.) I can say I learned SO much about BOTH points of view that I wasn't even aware of. While also slowly strengthening my belief in God it did also satisfy my hunger to learn and my love of science.

I'm not a sheep, and I think for myself. I'm registered politically independent because I hate the idea of being persuaded one way or another and not being able to make up my own opinion, based on the facts presented, for each individual case presented to me. This is why I like Lee's style. Matter of fact, when I read this book I had no idea he was religious or any other books on the topic. I fell in love with this book and judged it based on the merits of it alone. I think even skeptics that don't go into reading this book hoping to shoot everything down will walk away with a greater appreciation for the other side. I loved the book and have recommended it to many people. I think the intelligent viewpoints, if nothing else, just make for great conversational topics of ideas with others. I've become a great conversationalist by being willing to discuss and listen to other people talking about their opinions.

I've found websites completely dedicated to pointing out every single detail in this book to dispute it. It cited scientific exerpts, articles, theories, this guy disproves this by saying this, this guy said that...to the point where you would need 3 PhD's just to even understand what that guy was talking about! It was ridiculous to the point where it was obvious the guy had so much hate and conviction because he didn't believe ONE thing Lee even remotely mentioned in his book. It's obvious when the reviews show either 4 or 5 stars or 1 star!!! Open your mind and don't be ignorant. This is a book still focused on primarily showcasing the best reasons FOR intelligent design, I still think Lee remained artistically as a writer/journalist personally unbiased most of the book. He hits the right points and arguments. Whereas I'm usually one to keep ask questions--I found myself content with the conclusions after most chapters!

There will always be people who focus their energy on bad mouthing others. Religion will be like politics, the argument will continue until the end of time with 95% of it focused on proving the other side is wrong. That's sad, because we will never grow as a humanity if we never work on how we can work together. Start will doing more listening than talking. And don't just hear-listen.

Now 5 years after I first read this book, I have now gone on to read The Case for Christ and The Case for Faith and I whole-heartedly recommend all three of these books! Each completely different, yet fascinatingly presenting different ideas and viewpoints! I'm actually re-reading them all again..I think they are ALL a must-read for every non-ignorant person! If you're looking for answers, I think you just may find it in this book.

I am a Biology major and I have been studying evolution in class. I was thoroughly convinced in evolution, but I believed it was God's way of creating the world. This book provided evidence (using only science) against all the evidence that I am studying for evolution. God's timing is perfect.

Lee Strobel used to be an atheist himself, so he understands the doubts atheists have about Christianity. He addresses these aspects by interviewing top-notch scientists who, after learning more and more about the evidence that favors evolution, have decided that the evidence actually points towards God.

I am a Christian and have researched much of the evidence atheists use to defend their belief, and I am still convinced that God did it all. I encourage atheists to also search for the evidence in favor of Christianity. This book is a great first step.

This was a replacement for my own copy which I had given away. It arrived on time, condition as described, and was large print, for me a bonus!

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