A World of Skepticism

When I was a child, I lived in a country of integrity. I saw my father buy a car with a handshake, and no one had any doubts about the vehicle, the price, or the finances to pay for it. As a young man in wartime, I did not doubt the president’s integrity. What the president said was always true, politicians would do what they said they would, and people believed them to be honest even if they failed to deliver. Now, it is a world of skepticism.

In today’s world, to buy a car, you must wade through a maze of forms from the dealer, the government, and the insurance companies. No matter which political party is in control, they deliberately mislead us. I have a skeptical friend who researched the background of United States Congress members. He found that 36 have been accused of spouse abuse, 7 have been arrested for fraud, 19 have been charged with writing bad checks, 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least two businesses, 3 have done time for assault, 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit, 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges, 8 have been arrested for shoplifting, 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits, and 84 were arrested for drunk driving in 2023. 

Those are just the ones for which he could find the data. How many have been involved in these and other vices but have not yet been caught? What do we expect in a world where people reject the Bible and God while living by the survival of the fittest philosophy? In the natural world, animals use deception to fool other animals, but that should not be true of humans. If you don’t believe in a higher power and your only goal is being the fittest no matter what it takes, that leads to a world of skepticism.

We subscribe to several skeptic magazines dedicated to exposing fraud while promoting naturalism and evolutionary thinking. They can offer no purpose for human existence and are very good at exposing religious fraud. The “Center for Inquiry” and the “Freedom from Religion Foundation” are leading organizations in the skeptical movement, and they sponsor workshops, tours, and lectureships worldwide.

Being skeptical when you deal with humans is essential, and that includes being skeptical of skeptics. On this website, we try to offer what the Bible actually says, not what some denominational leader might say it says. In a world of skepticism, we present facts to support and not destroy faith. We are certainly not immune to making mistakes, but if we are aware we have made one, we will try to correct it. Welcome to doesgodexist.today.

— John N. Clayton © 2025