does god really exist?
2006-09-11 18:50:49 · 18 answers · asked by mayette 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes indeed God exists! Some of you may have taken the roundabout way to that conclusion, but hopefully now you see the illogic of denying absolute truth absolutely. To say "Absolute truth does not exist," or "We cannot know if absolute truth exists," are both claims to know that something is absolutely true, and therefore self-refuting. You have likely heard that it is impossible to prove that God exists. You have heard wrong. Not only can the existence of God be proven, denying the proof undermines rational thought. It is true, however, that God does not need anyone, let alone this question/answer website, to prove His existence.
The first step towards the proof that God exists is to determine whether you actually believe that laws of logic exist. Logical proof would be irrelevant to someone who denies that laws of logic exist. An example of a law of logic is the law of non-contradiction. This law states, for instance, that it cannot both be true that my car is in the parking lot and that it is not in the parking lot at the same time. I have seldom heard anyone deny that laws of logic, mathematics, or science exist, but I have often heard people deny the existence of absolute moral laws. Whereas laws of logic, science, and mathematics describe reality, and how things do behave, absolute moral laws describe how humans ought to, or ought not to behave.
The Proof that God exists is that without Him you couldn't prove anything.
2006-09-11 20:55:37 · answer #1 · answered by Philosophy Buff 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let's start with your second question: Does God really exist? This answer is a matter of belief. If we ask the question can we prove the existence of God. No from what is revealed and no from what we can observed.
Where does God come from? We know God is a revelation. Revelation as spoken through the prophets. We know that name of God (YHWY, I am who am). We know God existed before and responsible for everything man can observed. God will exist after everything we know is gone.
2006-09-11 19:13:59 · answer #2 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You will, unfortunately, never have the "proof" that He does exist. There will never be a definite answer, and anyway, it is only an answer YOU can conclude. But do I believe He exists? Yes. I've felt God's presence many times. I'm not a particularly "religious" person, so those sort of things don't make me believe. What makes me believe are things I see in people, in the world; good things. I think God eminates from everything, and from ourselves--just keep your eyes open.
2006-09-11 18:58:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
God is something like oxygen - it is life giving, omnipresent, running everyone's life - whether or not one opts for it. Even if you decide to give up oxygen telling it u don't need it., it will automatically nourish your body and keep it alive. Similary, existence of a super power which runs everything from Earth's movement to movement of your eye-lid cannot be denied. The strength of this super power can be realised when a dying person can not be given an extra minute with all the scientific efforts of medical science. Now it is upto us all, what name do we give to this super power - We call it God, we call it nature, we call it by any name... the choice is ours.
2006-09-11 20:40:58 · answer #4 · answered by dimpy s 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you believe that God exists, he exists. Simple as that.
2006-09-11 19:00:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, a zillion good aliens get together and hash out all the issues. They pretty much agree on most things because aliens are smart. They speak with one voice - God. Mind to mind telepathy is easy for them.
2006-09-11 19:00:55 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where did anything come from? God is the name for the creator of everything. Whether or not you are atheist, you still believe in God, just that he is not a he, but an it, and is behind the universe's coming into being.
2006-09-11 18:52:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
He came from the Universe.
He will exist as long as the universe.
2006-09-11 20:27:09 · answer #8 · answered by kummu 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
many of you have seen my answers on here before.
i could live on this subject forever, but to answer simply....yes. as far as where god came from, where do you come from when you have a creative idea that you nourish forever?!?
2006-09-11 19:35:58 · answer #9 · answered by mackctm 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
god comes from the bare necessity of humans to appeal for protection to a bigger and more powerful entity. like our moms.
2006-09-11 19:40:47 · answer #10 · answered by another 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋