Why should God exist?

Question

God either exists, or he doesnt. Its a 50/50 shot. We must simply choose whether we want him to exist or not. Atheist choose not to belief because of the lack of proof, and Christians choose to believe simply from faith. Which of these choices holds more ground?

Answer 1

May I point out that there is also a 50/50 shot that the flying spaggetti monster exists?

Answer 2

Your question is fatally flawed, as its structure is a false dilemma.

The answer is much more complicated than you have stated...

Just because 2 options exist does NOT imply that they are equal in probability. This is simply false logic.

You cannot logically disprove the existence of an infinite, as to do so would require infinite knowledge, which at its essence, is the thing you seek to disprove.

Also, there are 2 types of atheism, one who posits the non-existence of God as a propositional truth... This is the position that is logically problematic. The second type is akin to agnosticism, in which they feel the evidence is not sufficient to support the proposition that God exisits. This position is more logically sound.

In terms however of who has a belief "simply faith"... This is problematic, as the atheist, just like the Christian still has to account for the origin of the universe, among many other things, which is problematic from an evidentiary standpoint esepecially with Big Bang Theory.

You are correct on one thing. Evidence can point you to one side or the other, but both atheism and Christianity have significant elements of both faith and presuppositions. And both have proximate and ultimate consequences if either is correct...

Answer 3

One of the main reasons I believe in God is that His existence is the only plausible explanation for WHY the universe goes to the bother of existing, and existing in the way it does. That is, the meaning and purpose of existence is best explained by a creator. The high degree of design and order in the universe points toward a designer. But atheists would quite rightly contend that God Himself is highly ordered and "well-designed" if He can produce miracles, forgive sins, and be omnipotent and omniscient simultaneously. So if the high degree of wisdom and design in the universe demands an explanation for its meaning, why can't the same questions be asked about God? Why is there a God? What reason(s) does God have for existing?

I would be honest in telling atheists that I don't know the answer to that question. Nevertheless, none of this implies that we have not explained the purpose and meaning of the universe. Asking who created God is an example of the compound question fallacy, which involves ignoring or bypassing questions that need to be asked first. For instance, if we sought an explanation for why the apple falls, and discovered that the reason was the force of gravitation, it would hardly make sense to ask "Well, what makes gravity fall?" The question that would need an answer first is "Is gravity a falling object?" Furthermore, if Newton was unable to answer that question – whether because of its sheer absurdity or because of lack of information at the time – atheists would not be justified in saying "See, you can't answer that question, so we are right back where we started." Even if Newton had no explanation for why gravity exists, that does not mean the phenomenon of the falling apple remains unexplained. In the same way, the question "who created God?" deserves entertainment only if the answer to the question "Is God a created being?" is affirmative.

Lastly, explanation is by nature progressive. We are never left 'right back where we began' simply because a certain aspect of a discovery remains unexplained. For a long time, we knew that continental drift was the reason that continents 'dispersed' since the time of Pangaea, but it was only after the discovery of plate tectonics that we were fully able to understand how continental drift really works. Does this mean that as long as we had no explanation for how continental drift really worked, we would have no explanation whatsoever for the movement of continents? In other words, how prudent would it be to discard the theory of continental drift entirely so long as plate tectonics remained undiscovered?

At any rate, the above only provides resolution to the problem of who created God. But the question, "What REASON or PURPOSE does God have for existing?" or "WHY [not how] is there a God?" is not quite the same query. Is our reply to this simply, "We don't know. But we do have an explanation for why the universe exists, and that is really all that matters"?

Answer 4

ahhh, you are presenting what is known as pascal's wager. blaise pascal was a 17th century philosopher and mathematician who posed that very question...why not believe in god?... if you believe, when you die, you gain reward if god exists and if he doesnt, you lose nothing. if, on the other hand, you choose not to believe and he exists, you suffer for eternity. so, in pascal's mind, the logical thing to do was to believe. the problem with this is, that there are over 2500 gods in recorded human history so unless you are praying to the right one you lose regardless of whether you believe or not. therefore, one must make a more informed choice based on reason and experience, not blind faith. after all, why should one live their life based on ancient superstitions and myths that have been relentlessly exposed for the errors they are for the last five hundred years when one can live knowing this is it, the life you have is the only one you get and you had better make the most out of it and do the best you can for yourself, your family or the rest of humanity. personally, i have chosen the latter...you do whats best for you...

Answer 5

Your logic is flawed. There are only two possible outcomes, yes, but that doesn't mean the odds are 50/50. Try this experiment at home. Take a normal six-sided die, leave the side with 1 on it the same, but change all the rest to 6's. There are now only two possible outcomes when you roll the die, but do you really think the odds are 50/50 because of that?

Answer 6

God should exist, whether he really does or not. Point blank - people need faith in someone or something, don't you think? When life gets me down and I'm faced with continuous struggles...I need to pray and rely on a Higher Power to get me through when no one else is able to. My faith is my strength. It's not a Christian God or an Islamic God; it's MY GOD, My friend, My rock. We all need faith in this life. It's a lonely cold world without it, who needs that? God or no God; proof or no proof.

Answer 7

I assume you exist. If I meet you and get to know you, I'll be sure you exist. I lived the first twenty years of my life without knowing God and then came to know Him. Initially I believed He existed, now I know Him. It's now an undeniable fact. The weakness of atheism is that it is so difficult to argue that people like me are deluding ourselves. I know when I know someone. We all do, atheists included. Evidence for the relationship includes answers to prayer, guidance, peace and much else. But after twenty years of knowing God, who can tell me it's a delusion? I've only known my wife eleven years but I'm already convinced she's real.

Answer 8

There's alot of proof that God exist. Look in the Bible you will find that he does. To me faith is more important and that is where i stand. Others can believe what they want but on Judgement day I will stand my ground and I'll be waving bye to those who i will leave behind as I make my way to Heaven. So beliveve what you want.

Answer 9

Wouldn't it take a supreme power to know things that are written in the bible that people in that day and time didn't know. Such as the cleanness laws.

People in those days went to the tiolet in the water, then retrieved buckets of water to drink or cook with. This was a new idea in sanitary practice.
the nations around them didn't do it and fell victum to all sorts of diseases.

(Deuteronomy 23:12-13) 12 And a private place should be at your service outside the camp, and you must go out there. 13 And a peg should be at your service along with your implements, and it must occur that when you squat outside, you must also dig a hole with it and turn and cover your excrement.

(Isaiah 40:22) 22 There is One who is dwelling above the circle of the earth, the dwellers in which are as grasshoppers, the One who is stretching out the heavens just as a fine gauze, who spreads them out like a tent in which to dwell,
Not only did they believe that the earth was flat but knew nothing about apmosphere, which we know now how this apmosphere protects us like a bubble.

(Job 26:7)  7 He is stretching out the north over the empty place, Hanging the earth upon nothing;
They had all kinds of stories about what the earth was riding on from elephants to Charles Atless, to turtles backs.

Answer 10

Why He shouldn`t?
This way of posing the question is childish. It`s not our choice for Him to exist, or not . I believe He would generously laugh.
America existed even before Columbus. Radio and electromagnetic waves existed before we discovered them.
Of course, it`s our choice to believe or not. According to this choice we live our lives. And, the reward will be also according to it.
Why am I so sure He exists? Cause He talked to me, in different ways, and His words or signs were always true and brought me peace. Cause I feel Him nearby me, like a constant presence. Cause...but it`s enough.