Refuting the arguments of atheists can be difficult, since in many cases they do not acknowledge some of the most basic truths taken for granted by Catholics, such as the existence of objective truth and man's capacity for true knowledge, for example. As Aquinas reminds us, fruitful debate presupposes some common ground of truth upon which both sides can agree (STh. I, Q. 1, art. 8).
Nevertheless, true dialogue with atheists is possible. The Second Vatican Council teaches that atheism "is among the most serious problems of our age...deserving closer examination" (GS, 19). It is our hope that this repository of articles on the subject will be of some benefit to you in examining the anthropological, philosophical, theological and psychological elements of the many faceted edifice of modern atheism.
Stephen Hawking: Heaven a "Fairy Story": Is the human brain really just a complex computer with no hope of a future life after the computer "crash" that is death? Even granting this flawed analogy, it doesn't make sense.