Is there a God?

Answer 1

Maybe there is and maybe there isn't. How can we know?

We are nothing but ants in an anthill. Can the ants know what's going outside of their world? Hardly.

My opinion is that the concept of god came about because people have an inherent need to feel like someone out there is watching out for them. We need to feel that if we get hurt, a loving, nurturing "parent" will be there to pick us up, wipe away the tears and apply a Band-aid to our skinned knee.

While some of us grow to depend less and less on this "parent", others continue to feel the need to continue clinging.

Another factor is that in our culture, Judeo-Christian religion has strong ties. It is where many people have their psycho-social needs met. Being a "Christian" is somehow equated with honesty, trust-worthiness and honor. Haven't we all heard someone say, "Just look at Johnny...he's such a fine Christian boy!"

It's unfortunate that so many people who believe in God feel the need to limit him/her to JUST Judeo-Christian religion. I doubt that any of us has heard someone say, "Just look at Johnny...he's such a fine Buddhist/Muslim/Hindu boy!"

But so many people don't think about this! They think that Judeo-Christian religion is THE only true religion. Why do they believe this way? Because that's the only thing they know. Does the little Turkish girl think that Christianity is her only path? NO! She follows what she's been exposed to also. In her case, that is Islam.

So back to your question. Is there a God?

I don't know and no one can definitively tell you the answer. YOU, and only you, have to decide what to believe.

The good news is that you don't have to decide today...maybe not ever. Life is a journey! The really important decisions SHOULDN'T be made quickly.

Take some time and do some thinking. Study various religions. See what answers you can find and enjoy the process of growth along the way!

Answer 2

If by God you mean the collective assertion in a given culture of what it the ideal of goodness that the members of that culture should strive to emulate, then there is a God. If you mean a being outside time-space which directs the lives of some 6 billion people, the jury is still out, and it is open to conjecture and speculation.

Answer 3

There are seven basic proofs God exists. Properly, they belong in a separate book all by themselves, but I will cover them briefly here.
(1) That there is a great CREATION is obvious. The very fact of the existence of THINGS; the universe, the solar system, the earth and all myriad forms of life upon it, demands a CREATOR!
(2) The existence of great, immutable, powerful LAWS (and I speak of the "laws" governing the physical universe; the laws of science and chemistry; laws governing the action of water in its three states; the cleavage and fracturing properties of minerals; gravity, inertia, isostasy, etc., etc.). The existence of these great laws demands a lawgiver!
(3) The intricacy of complex design; whether the feathers on the wing of a bird; the eye of a fly; the breathing apparatus of a dolphin; billions of intricately-designed snowflakes; your own muscular, skeletal, digestive and circulatory systems-etc., etc., requires a great DESIGNER!
(4) LIFE exists. Life in myriad forms. You and I both know that life only comes from preexisting life! This is called the "law of biogenesis." Life demands a great LIFE GIVER!
(5) Life only comes from preexisting life of the same kind! Thus, there is procreation, and the sustaining of life on our planet; the constant recycling of falling trees, rotting vegetation; the bacteria which break it down to become food for the insects which are food for dozens of other creatures, which are in turn food for larger creatures, which are in turn food for man; the cyclical character of our symbiotic environment which, like a gigantic machine was once "wound up," and is gradually running down, requires a sustaining force. Inherent within this proof are the laws governing the "conservation" of energy" and the laws of thermodynamics. It is obvious our universe has a great sustaining force-a GREAT SUSTAINER!
(6) Fulfilled prophecies, of which there are dozens, with dozens more yet to be fulfilled, constitute a great proof of Almighty God. Even simple high school or beginning college-level Bible handbooks such as Halley's, or the Angus Bible Handbook contain fascinating proofs from the spade of archeologists corroborating the prophecies of men who foretold the collapse of great empires and the emergence of others centuries and centuries beyond their own lifetime. Now, we are able to look back at such men as Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and others, and see what they foretold actually HAPPENED exactly as they foretold it!
Many of the biblical prophecies are in process of being fulfilled. The serious student of biblical archeology knows that it is axiomatic that, wherever archeology reveals information about ancient civilizations, it always corroborates the biblical record, never refutes it!
(7) The final proof-one which dyed-in-the-wool disbelievers will doubtlessly scoff at-is answered prayer! Of course. God does not answer the prayers of skeptics and disbelievers. However, those individuals who have experienced the answer to PRAYER; those who have been healed of their sicknesses and diseases, who have actually seen miracles performed, are no longer doubting, but believing. Answered prayer is definitely a proof that there is a God who can hear. and answer!

Answer 4

Yes, of course, a 'God', he who looks over you and yours, loves you unconditionally, he lives as a spirit form,and convays a warm but forceful presence among all mortials. To live by the word of 'God' and tho shall not want........& will abide in the house of the Lord forever.. Amen

Answer 5

A God no, There are many Gods and Goddesses.

Answer 6

Nope! God exists solely in the minds of those who believe he exists in reality.

Answer 7

We don't know. But, it's a good idea to believe in Him anyway. See the wikipedia article on "Pascal's Wager."

Answer 8

Must be 6:30 on the nose... this question appears every half hour.

Answer 9

Indeed, the one and only Lord who loves you!

Answer 10

GO ASK HIM...AND WHEN HE DONT REPLY THEN U SHOULD REALISE GOD IS FAKE.