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Raphael, Transfiguration, 1516-1520

One of my long-term projects for Cruciform is an outline of sorts laying out the reasonable case for Catholicism. I’d like it to be in a flowchart format, but for the time being, it’ll have to be an outline.

Here’s the outline thus far… feel free to add any questions (or answers!) in the comments of this post.

• 1. Do you believe there is a God?
  • What do you mean by “God”?
    • Great question! In short, by “God” I mean the Creator of the Universe spoken of in the Bible who is also the Uncaused Cause written about by the ancient Greek philosophers.
  •  Yes, I believe in that God.
    • Great, proceed to question 2.
  • No, I don’t believe that that God exists.
    • 1.1. Do you believe that any gods exist?
      • Yes, but not that one.
        • 1.1.1. Which gods do you believe in?
          • I believe that god is an energy, a higher power, not a person.
            • ….
      • No, I don’t believe that any gods exist.
        • 1.1.2. Are you open to the possibility that God might exist?
          • No.
            • 1.1.2.1. Why not?
              • I don’t want someone telling me what to do
              • I don’t like the idea of someone always watching everything I do
              • …
          • Yes, but I don’t believe that that God exists because…
            • there is no proof that that God exists
            • belief in God contradicts science
            • pain & suffering prove that that God doesn’t exist
            • …
• 2. Do you believe that Jesus of Nazareth is God?
  • …
• 3. Do you believe that Jesus founded the Catholic Church?
  • …