I challenge skeptics to find a single argument used against God by the great agnostics — Voltaire, David Hume, Bertrand Russell — that is not already included in such biblical books as Habakkuk, the Psalms, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, and, yes, Job. These strong passages from the Bible express the anguish of dislocation: of hurt and betrayal, of life that doesn’t make sense, of God who seems not to care or even exist. Most important, these accusations contained in the Bible itself are framed as prayers.
