"Why I Am Not A Christian"

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This paper presents a counter-argument to the paper, "Why I am Not a Christian" by Bertrand Russel. It examines excerpts from his essay and shows the author's personal beliefs on the subject which go against the ideas presented by Russel. The paper is written from a pro-Christian perspective.

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"Bertrand Russell then reminds us that the Privy Council of the Catholic Church has recently ruled out the necessity for the belief in hell. Excuse me, but since when has the Privy Council had the authority to determine what a Christian must believe in? Russell blatantly commits the fallacy of Argumentum ad Verecundiam. The Privy Council doesn't have the authority to make judgments about the beliefs of Christians any more than Bertrand does. He has set up a false authority to prove his argument. Unfortunately for him, appeals to authorities are the weakest kind of argument and his really does nothing for him. If there is a heaven, as I am sure all Christians believe, then there must be a Hell."

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