God has to exist, what do you think?

Question

If there was no God that started time in our universe. Then theoretically how did we ever reach this point? Since you can never go back infinitly long, then there has to be a God that exist outside of time. Scientist by the way have proven the Earth is Not Static therefore the universe had a beginning and therefore is not infinilty large. Sources--->>> http://www.cosmicfingerprints.com/audio/newevidence.htm

If time is created then God is not bound by time; therefore none of your accusations of any bearing

Answer 1

Yes, I belive God must exist. And yes, I believe the universe must have had a beginning. Refer to the second law of thermodynamics.

Some say that the universe is eternal, that it's always existed - the Steady State Theory. It has constantly been producing hydrogen atoms from nothing and it suddenly came into being cataclysmically - the Big Bang Theory. A sound explanation may exist for this, but, science, from what I've read, can't find out what it is. Scientifically, the main evidence points to the second law of thermodynamics, which says the universe is running out of usable energy. The amount of usable energy in any closed system (the whole universe) is decreasing. The universe is running down. If our overall amount of energy stays the same, but we're running out of usable energy then what we started with was not an infinite amount. Therefore, the universe is & always has been finite. It couldn't have existed forever and won't exist forever. THUMBS UP!!!

Edit: After thinking more about your question and reviewing your answers, you are actually asking two questions: 1) Does God exist? 2) Does the Universe have a beginning? There are some “logical” arguments that I know of to argue/debate God’s existence. I’m not an expert, but from my research, these are the “philosophical” debates I have found regarding the existence of God:

Creation argument:
The Universe had a beginning.
Anything that had a beginning must have been caused by something else.
Therefore, the universe was caused by something else, and this cause was God.
(See my argument/debate above)

Design argument:
All designs imply a designer.
There is a great design in the universe.
Therefore, there must be a Great Designer of the universe.
As far as design is concerned, we know that science is based on repeated observation, not chance. Even if you want to consider the possibility that life occurred randomly, the odds are too high to calculate. The design in the universe is complex, not simple patterns that are repeated over and over again. A DNA molecule carries the same amount of info contained in an entire volume of an encyclopedia. Chance? I think not.

Moral law argument:
All men are conscious of an objective moral law.
Moral laws imply a moral lawgiver.
Therefore, there must be a supreme moral Lawgiver.
Moral laws. They don’t tell us what is. They tell us what ought to be. Are they objective or subjective? It’s hard to argue this one, because if you do and you say there can be no right or wrong value judgments and views of morality are subjective, then so are yours. But if you claim to make an objective statement, and imply there is a moral law you are caught both ways.

I personally believe God exists because of my faith alone. I am a Christian. Of course, being human, I backslide and have questions. Once in awhile I’m a doubting Thomas and need to stick my finger in that hole and want to see some kind of proof. But, my faith always leads me back to where I need to be. And, as far as philosophy is concerned, shallow philosophy will lead you away from God, but deep philosophy will lead you back – seek and you will find.

Answer 2

Yes! God does exist. The Universe was created by God. Who knows what existed before the Universe was created? Who knows what else exists outside of our Universe? I bet there are some extremely amazing and truly wonderful things to see!

Answer 3

Why can't you go back infinitely long? You threw that out there with no backing evidence.

Also since Einstein figured out that time is actually related to space and speed (you can check this with a really fast jet and atomic clocks--it actually works Google it) it is quite possible (even likely) the Universe as a whole exists outside time.

God answered nothing, just delayed all the questions a step and you provided no evidence for this step.

Answer 4

Since you can not go back infinitely long, as you say, you cannot concretely prove that God started it all, either.

Of course the Earth is not static. Buddhism teaches that everything in the universe is connected, that nothing is permanent, and the only universal constant is change. No God necessary to understand that!

Answer 5

that is called the cosmological argument:
1. Every finite and contingent being has a cause.
2. Nothing finite and dependent (contingent) can cause itself.
3. A causal chain cannot be of infinite length.
4. Therefore, there must be a first cause; or, there must be something which is not an effect.

There are many signs and evidences for the existance of God.

Answer 6

"Since you can never go back infinitly long, then there has to be a God that exist outside of time."

Why?

If this god of yours can defy infinite existence, then there is nothing preventing the universe from doing the same.

If everything must have a begining then so does your god.

Answer 7

I would never trust the Cosmic Fingerprints and Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, Illinois as a resource for SCIENCE. They are Religious Scientists and base ALL of their theories on the prospect that God is real. But if you do that you are limiting thousands of other possibilities.

Answer 8

Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth. His light is as if there were a lustrous niche, wherein is a lamp. The lamp is inside a glass-globe. The globe is, as it were, a glittering star. The lamp is lit from the oil of a blessed tree -an olive - neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil well-nigh would shine forth even though fire touched it not. Light upon light! Allah guides to His light whomsoever He pleases. And Allah sets forth parables for men, and Allah knows all things full well.

Answer 9

Why can there not be infinite regression? And even if there can't, if there had to be a starting point, what reason do we have to assume it was God? If God can pop into existence without cause, why can't other things be exceptions to the rule?

Oh, wait, I know... "God is mysterious".

Yeah, way to retreat into agnosticism.

Look, the whole "first cause" thing doesn't prove anything. It does too much assuming and not enough reasoning.

Answer 10

Just because we do not understand something doesn't automatically make it an act of God. Does God exist? Absolutely, but not in a physical sense. God only exists within the imagination and fear of humans.