Can any of you prove that God exists without using the Bible or anecdotes?

Question

If you can then prove it.

Answer 1

Philosophers and theologians far more adept than any member here have tried and failed so don't hold your breath.

Answer 2

I can prove God in two ways, without using Creation and without using the Bible.

1) The existence of evil is proof of God.

We all agree that evil exists – in fact we object to things we call evil (war, poverty, Republicans, liberals, whatever). So, what is evil? Not what are examples of evil (rape, murder, etc…) but what makes something evil? What makes something evil is whether it deviates from some idea of objective good. In other words, there has to be some objective standard of good in order to measure whether something is evil. C. S. Lewis said “how can a man call anything crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line?”. If there is no good, how then can we call anything evil? But there doesn’t seem to be any way to account for an objective standard of good unless there is a God. We ourselves cannot serve as that standard. Even the best of us have lied and stolen at sometime in our lives (deviations from good) so we ourselves cannot be used as a standard for good. So, evil is evidence of good; good is evidence of God; therefore evil is evidence of God.

2) It seems to me that if there is no God then there is also no ultimate justice.

Between the years 1990 and 2000 there were 200,000 murders in the U.S. Approximately 100,000 of those are unsolved (this is from the Census Bureau of 2000). That means that there are potentially 100,000 murderers that have never been brought to justice and most likely may never be. That means that they have committed the perfect crime - they have killed another person and gotten away with it. Does it seem reasonable that someone could live out the rest of their life and never pay for such a crime? Think of the outcry when an innocent child is raped and murdered. We demand justice! But what justice is there for the victim whose murderer is never caught? If there is no ultimate justice, then we can do whatever we like in this world and when this life is over, it’s over – there is no penalty. If God does not exist, then there is no true justice.

Answer 3

Listen to the voices
I know that we all hear
sometimes they answer in riddles
sometimes they are quite clear
many say they are conscience
laying guilt where you have wronged
others proclaim them angels
soft whispers of angel song
If you doubt then question
and you will hear the voice
then know there is no proof
their is only choice

Does God exist? This is not geometry, there are no proofs, none are needed. This is a matter of faith. You are searching, and, I hope you find that which you seek. But open your mind and consciousness. Free yourself of the human arrogance that could ask such a question. Then ask any question and you will hear Gods answer. Only then will you know the truth.

Answer 4

Obviously, they can't. They use the same old "just look around" bs argument. Yes, they expect people to believe that a mythical superbeing created the universe because it seems complex to them. That doesn't prove a thing. And to proceed with the argument that there must be a god because something needed to create the universe totally ignores the fact that, to be true, god must have created itself, which we've already said is impossible

then you have the other winners, who argue that god exists until disproven. That is undoubtedly the stupidest argument I've ever heard. Logically, it is impossible to prove something doesn't exist. You can only prove that it does, or you cant say for certain that it does. No one can prove god exists and can only use speculation, conjecture, and "faith", the concept of accepting something as true despite lack of evidence, as reasons for believing in god's existence. Since it cannot be proven, at least at this point, that god exists, we can only state with any degree of certainty that there is doubt as to whether god exists. Since there is doubt, it seems silly to believe wholeheartedly in something that has no objective real evidence to prove its validity. The mistake the religious make is assuming that god exists, unless proven otherwise. The correct position is that, since there is no evidence of the existence of god, there is no reason believe that there is one, and certainly no reason to structure one's life around such a grossly unsupported assumption.

Should we assume trolls, elves, and unicorns exist? we should, since no one has conclusively "disproven" their existence. Should we all be worshipping Zeus, Thor, and Odin (among others)? I guess so, because so far no noe has any proof that they dont exist.

Answer 5

Bible predictions of things to happen in the future confirm the inspiration of Scripture as they come to pass. Notice the following examples of fulfilled Bible prophecies:

A. Four world empires to arise: Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome (Daniel chapters 2, 7, 8).
B. Cyrus to be the warrior to capture Babylon (Isaiah 45:1-3).
C. After Babylon's destruction, it would never be inhabited again (Isaiah 13:19, 20; Jeremiah 51:37).
D. Egypt would never again have a commanding position among the nations (Ezekiel 29:14, 15; 30:12, 13).
E. Earth-shaking calamities and fear toward the end of time (Luke 21:25, 26).
F. Moral degeneracy and decline of spirituality in the last days (2 Timothy 3:1-5).

Answer 6

Yes, with the human brain. We have a brain that absorbs 10MBs of data per second, with a capacity to last 10,000 or more years. What environmental pressure could result in the evolution of such an advanced organic storage medium that does not match the overall lengths of our lives? We never grow older than 7 years of age, as every cell in the body replaces itself in that time period, many faster, such as skin, others slower, such as the heart and brain. There is really no organic reason for us to die of old age, yet we do. What evolutionary pressure could have caused us to have the ability to live forever, but don't? And why don't the lower life forms on the planet have the same process?

Answer 7

I need nothing other than to look at the complex and beautiful structuring of the human body to know that God, the mastermind of all creation, EXISTS. Or look at any other thing in the natural world...mere chance could not have created a universe so intricate and yet so vast.

Answer 8

If you really want an answer,try asking God for help with something that seems next to impossible and believe and wait.Sit back leave it alone and let him work. It has not been easy, but He has done many where I just messed it up,believing that I am smart,hard headed and can take care of all.I was so wrong and am still not perfect and never will.Letting Him know that I love and beileve has done more than i can say.God Bless

Answer 9

look up highest iq's on a search one of the smartest men on earth right now is working as a part time bouncer in long island nyc and proving mathmatically the existence of god

Answer 10

Even with using the bible or anecdotes,there is no proof.Only what people want to believe.
I feel sorry for people who are so narrow-minded thet cannot look at things objectively and think for themselves.

Answer 11

the FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER can prove it all!!!! he is all-powerful and all-knowing. NO ONE CAN PROVE GOD EXISTS, AND NO ONE CAN PROVE THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER DOES NOT EXIST...SO THEREFORE WE ARE FREE TO BELIEVE IN WHATEVER WE WANT TO!

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god is a fabrication from people long long long long long ago who came up with an idea to explain things that they could not and came up with ideas (religion) to help comfort people. It's easier to hear that someone is "in a better place" when they die and not "sorry 'bout that, hope ur not next" right? or when something bad happens in life, like a drought or something tragic, you can say "god has a reason for everything"

religion is a coping method