Why Do We Need a Deity? The Quest for Purpose and Meaning
Language: English
Published by DW Ball, 2026
- Softcover
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- Title
- Why Do We Need a Deity? The Quest for Purpose and Meaning
- Author
- D W Ball
- Publisher
- DW Ball
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798235362369
- Item weight
- 73 grams
Modern society often claims it can survive - even thrive without God. Yet beneath this confidence lies a growing unease - a longing for meaning that neither science nor self-interest can satisfy. This concise booklet offers a reasoned and persuasive argument: humanity needs a deity, not as a crutch for the weak, but as the only coherent anchor for truth, morality, and hope.
Taking inspiration from Voltaire's famous statement, "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him, " the author challenges atheism's assumptions head-on. With clarity and conviction, this article reveals how life without God leaves justice baseless, morality rootless, and purpose lifeless. Far from an outdated notion, belief in a divine Creator emerges as the most rational explanation for human existence and the moral order that sustains civilization.
Intended for skeptics yet rewarding for all readers, this brief booklet speaks to both the mind and the conscience-appealing to reason, evidence, and the unquenchable human awareness that there must be more. In the end, it argues that denying God does not free humanity; it impoverishes it.
Our literary quest confronts the two unavoidable questions that haunt everyone as they grow older and gain life experience: "Why am I here? What is my true purpose?"
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