- Sun Photo by Jed Kirschbaum  

Now there's a debate that likely will never end. But it sure is lively, and fascinating.

The John Templeton Foundation recently invited 13 "prominent thinkers" to submit essays on the issue. The essays come from a broad range of writers, from the confidently atheistic, to the devoutly religious, from scientists to churchmen (and all but one of the authors are men).

You can take issue with any or all of them. But it makes for some thought-provoking, intriguing, and maybe exasperating, infuriating reading.

Are you willing to challenge yourself with ideas you may not (initially or ever) agree with? Do you have the confidence in your beliefs/convictions to take the time to read and consider other arguments?

Click here for the full collection.   Read, leave a comment, talk amongst yourselves.