Anyone else tired of believers saying "How did this or that come to exist?" when they won't do that for God?

Question

I keep seeing believers saying "Hah, where did that atom come from." or " oh yeah, well how did this get created then!?" Yet the only take it back to the point of God. They never ask the same question about "Well, then where did God come from!?" They just answer "Oh he was always here." Anyone else sick of seeing this flawed logic?

Hunkmaster: What is the problem with atoms always existing then instead of God always existing??

Answer 1

Yes. It drives me around the bend.

For my part, I would never ask 'where does God from?' if it weren't for the silliness of watchmakers and 'irreducible complexity'.

I've said 'why can't I believe that the universe was always here?' and they'll leap in with 'everything has a beginning! nothing comes from nothing!', but when I ask about God, they say 'God's different'.

They find nothing odd or frustrating about this...

Answer 2

No, I am not [tired] of the question. Asking about the existence of god comes about generally by two means: cynicism and genuine inquiry. Some folk have become jaded and weary and so ask about god, life, and all that lives, from a cynical perspective. Others are sincere and seek to find the deeper mystery behind the world around them. So for both individuals, I am willing to be but one drop in their ocean of understanding.

Answer 3

What we have to remember is that a good majority will not think that science and theology can mix, therefore their answers tend to be black or white with no shades of grey. For them to admit science has merit outside of being a creation of their deity then they compromise their beliefs. If you compromise your beliefs you have to question; and the thing about it is believe as it is shown or not believe at all (although some like my own husband believe in some things rather than others). For them when it comes to the two subjects there is just no 'wiggle room' and therefore those questions as such will always be there.

Answer 4

Yes.

Sometimes, I can't blame them. If you look at the intricacies of a watch, all the springs and pulleys and gears, you would rightfully assume that someone engineered it. There's no way that atoms spontaneously organized themselves to form a watch. Yet, the simplest ameoba is a million times more complex.

This all stems from a lack of understanding of science. Whether that comes from a lack of comprehension or lack of a good teacher, I don't know, but it is sad.

Answer 5

I never bore or tire of people asking how things come into existence. Various explanations give understanding, doesn't mean you will believe or even comprehend, existence or non-existence of God or many other things in the world. For me it's gaining information , knowledge , or understanding.

Answer 6

Considering that these people view from the fact that we as humans only have 5 senses and that trying to even understand God would be impossible for our crappy brains they leave it to a higher power, I think it's probably best to leave these people alone, it's kinda logical in a putting-humans-down kind of way.

Answer 7

The "How did this or that come to exist?" question is an obvious fallacy that many Christians use. It boils down to the following statement:

"Humans are ignorant about something therefore God did it."

Sorry, but the premise doesn't support the conclusion.

Answer 8

There is nothing like the rubbish GOD . there is an rule in nature that no place remain empty for a long time so there always something in universe like DARK MATTER .there many theories like BIG BANG you know about them. & it is also a rule that big fish ( stronger one) dominates the smaller fish( weaker one) so element retrieved due to big bang tried to dominate each other all this gave a strart to EVOLUTION . & due to evolution we all came here on earth

Answer 9

Yes

In christianity everything god creates he can destroy. So why cant he create something he cant destroy?

And if he cant destroy it how can he be all powerful?

christianity is too flawed plus since god did not kill adam an eve for eating the "forbidden fruit" he is also a liar.

Answer 10

Yes. When we all started in the void, there was no God. And I heavily doubt the invisible man sprang out of nothingness to create more stuff...Out of the nothingness from which he sprang.