Because I Think, I Believe, by Donald R.
Wilson, is an enjoyable and engaging read for anyone interested in taking a philosophical deep-dive into the core principles of Christianity.
Challenging both skeptics and unbelievers, as well as those who have already made a commitment of faith, Mr.
Wilson explores many aspects and perspectives of not just the Christian belief system, but the pursuit of God in general.
He explores why the human race has so consistently sought after a higher power, and why so many differing religions have spawned from this innate desire.
Without sarcasm or insults, Mr.
Wilson evenhandedly investigates the science that challenges the roots of Christianity.
This is good timing, because never before has the voice of atheism (and religious beliefs that oppose Christianity) been louder.
And yet, what are those voices based on? This book lays out a myriad of evidence and research that not only contests the "pre-molecular bedlam" theory of the origin of life, but also Darwin's flawed and failed theory of evolution.
Wilson intricately shows how science, in fact, fully supports the Biblical account of creation in many ways.
Mr.
Wilson touches on many scientific ideas that have become recently popular as science digs deeper.
For example, his introduction to the code of DNA, the resulting information it produces and how there's not a chance any of this could have come from, well, chance, will leave you wanting to find out more.
I personally have delved quite a bit into the subjects of DNA and Information Theory and can tell you that Mr.
Wilson's research is thorough.
His descriptions are comprehensive and intriguing and he leaves few stones unturned.
He also throws in some great little items I did not know about.
For example, the "left-handed" amino acids in life--wonderful stuff that makes any intelligent person think.
Read on for great discussions of the historical accuracy of the Bible, and how the prophesies of Christ (written over centuries by different authors in different places with no connection to each other) were fulfilled.
This book also deep-dives into what it really means to be reconciled with Christ, and answers some of the hot questions of all time like, why does God allow suffering? And, how can a loving God create a place called Hell? Mr.
Wilson makes no pretenses about being some all-knowing scientist or world-renowned apologist.
He simply writes this from both his heart and his well thought-out deliberations.
He sums things up with a transparent and personal testimony of how he came to find God after looking at life in every way through his own weak and limited eyes.
From this, he discovered an omniscient and omnipotent God who creating him uniquely for a purpose.
Read Because I Think, I Believe, and get ready to really think about why you believe what you do, or why you don't.