Does God exist?

Answer 1

If you are with a scientist and be at the Grand Canyon. The mountains of rock are craved nicely as if somebody may have craved them. The scientists say no, these rocks and mountains are nicely shaped by evolution, wind & rains.

Then as you and the scientist walk down the trail, you found a small brick house, and as you and the scientist walk into the house you found nothing but a glass aquarium with live fishes in it which powered by battery for the bubles/oxygen. You ask the scientist. Is this house and this aquarium the work of evolution, rain and winds that give shape on these things?

Although sceptical about the house, he then say "Yes, the brick house could be shaped by the wind and rains." So, how about the aquarium?

The scientists quickly answers, "By looking at this aquarium, it is so complex, with perfect square shape of the glass container, the complexity of the battery cells which linked to the complex device that runs the buble for oxygen for supporting the life of the fishes? These are too complex, and of course, not the wind, rain or any environmental evolution. It must be the work of humans with great intelligent."

Complex things in this world are made by humans. he insisted.

Similar to the aquarium, how about the complexity of brains, heat in our body, nerves, heart, and the entire system that work so well? (needless to say the world & the universe system)

Now..., if it is not the work of one greatest intelligent up there, then is it the big bang or just the wind and rains? can you figure out for me, Josher?

On behalf of the Jews, Christians & Muslims,
-An ordinary Muslim-

Answer 2

Is this a "yes or no question" or do you want some evidence? A "yes" is a bit boring so I'll give you some evidence.

Let me give you a simple argument called "The Cosmological Argument." The argument is this: The cosmos is here and must be explained as to how it got here. This argument is using the law of cause and effect, which states: Every effect must have a preceding and adequate cause (the cause must come first and be adequate). What do I mean by adequate? Well, the building didn’t collapse because a mosquito landed on it; the tsunami didn’t hit because someone threw a pebble into the ocean.

Now, when it comes to explaining the existence of the universe, you only get three possibilities: (1) the universe is eternal (it has always been here), (2) the universe created itself, or (3) something created the universe. There is no other possibility except to claim that the universe is simply an illusion and does not exist. So let’s examine these three possibilities to see which is the most reasonable.

First, is the universe eternal? Absolutely not. We know this is true because of the universally recognized second law of Thermodynamics (the law of energy decay or entropy). This law states that everything goes downhill from order to disorder, more usable energy to less. This law is the reason why heat flows from hot to cold and why this building will fall apart if it is not kept up with. If someone doesn’t believe in the second law of thermodynamics, just challenge them to live forever; even with this awesome machinery we have in our bodies, you will eventually wear out and die. We can see that the universe is running down and wearing out; the stars are burning up, the radioactive atoms are decaying, etc. As Psalm 102:26 says, the heavens “will wear out like a garment.” Given enough time, the universe will experience what some call a “heat death” where there is no more energy available for work (everything will just be low level heat energy); every part of the universe will be the same temperature, and no further work will be possible.

Eternal things obviously do not wear out because they would have had an infinite amount of time to come to their end. Since you cannot have an end without a beginning, the universe must have had a beginning. And everything that has a beginning has a cause. This building had a beginning, you had a beginning, therefore there must have been a preceding and adequate cause. The evolutionists know this and so they came up with the “big bang” theory from that “cosmic egg” (the universe exploded into existence). But there is still a major problem, you have to explain where that “cosmic egg” came from. As it has been said, “There must be a cosmic chicken.” Some scientists like Carl Sagan and Isaac Asimov proposed the oscillating universe theory to avoid a beginning. This theory states that the universe acts like a yo-yo; it explodes and then gravity pulls it back in, and then the process repeats itself over and over. But the second law of Thermodynamics still refutes that idea, since each cycle would exhaust more and more usable energy. The universe is not eternal!

Ok, that brings us to the second possibility: Did the universe create itself? I think Hebrews 3:4 answers that pretty well, “...every house is built by someone...” Let’s say I walk into my livingroom and see a crayon drawing of our family on the wall. When I ask my daughter where it came from, will I accept her answer of, “It just appeared there; it came from nothing”? Her grandparents might, but I won’t. It is pretty clear that something cannot bring itself into existence. As R.C. Sproul has said, “It is impossible for something to create itself. The concept of self-creation is a contradiction in terms, a nonsense statement . . . It would have to have the causal power of being before it was. It would have to have the power of being before it had any being with which to exercise that power.” As it has been said, “Nothing scratched its head one day and decided to become something.” I’m sorry to have to drop this bombshell on you, but from nothing, comes nothing.

And now the third possibility: Did something create the universe? If the universe is not eternal and could not have created itself, then the only remaining alternative is that the universe was created by something or Someone. This would have to be a transcendent, eternal, self-existing being. I can find only one satisfactory explanation to our conundrum, and that is found in Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

Someone may argue, “If the universe needs a cause, then why doesn’t God need a cause; who created God?” The answer is, everything that has a beginning has a cause. God, unlike the universe, did not have a beginning. Time is linked to matter and space (as we can see from Einstein’s general relativity). If God created the universe, then He created time along with matter and space. If God created time, then He is outside of time and doesn’t need a beginning.

What is more absurd, to believe that God Created everything out of nothing or that nothing turned itself into everything? The fact is, we live in a Universe that is an effect. There must be a preceding and adequate cause for it. The only thing that makes sense is a Creator who is more powerful than anything we can imagine.

Answer 3

YES!! God does exist!! Without God you wouldn't be here today. Just think about it, if evolution were true why aren't people evolving now and there are still apes. Just look at the stars on the sky. That couldn't happen from a big bang. Each star has a pattern, God made it that way. There is now other explanation for the earth and how it is today.

Answer 4

Nobody can prove any gods, much less a specific god, exist; many people will tell you their god exists but no others, but will never be able to prove it, even if they think so. Some will threaten you with eternal pain or promise eternal joy to get you to believe in their god; these are all stories, created for people who were scared long before we understood the universe. Now we have no more reason for these superstitions.

How terrible the bible in particular is:
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/

How silly and horrible religion in general is:
http://godisimaginary.com/
http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/

The alternative:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/
http://www.infidels.org/
http://www.positiveatheism.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism

Answer 5

Yes.. I met him personally 31 years ago and He certainly did and still does exist.. He does a lot more things than just exist..

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

God I love God, Don't you Josher? What are you Drunk?

Answer 8

There is no proof but I believe there is a God.

Answer 9

YES HE EXISTS. HE LEADS US SPIRITUAL BEINGS THRU OUR LIFE AND HOPES THAT WE WILL FIND OUR PURPOSE HERE ON EARTH. HE IS PLEASED WHEN WE FIND HIS TRUTH AND CHRISTIANS FROM EVERY WALK OF LIFE ARE BLESSED WITH HIS GLORY IF THEY WALK WITH HIM AND SPREAD HIS WORD. KNOW THAT POWER AND FAITH ARE REAL. HIS LOVE FOR US IS REAL. HE DIED SO THAT WE MAY LIVE AND ONE DAY HAVE ETERNAL HAPPINESS. MUCH LUCK IN FINDING YOUR WAY. MAY GOD BLESS YOU :]

Answer 10

Only in the minds of the disillusioned.

Ever notice how religion replicates itself to the mind of the weak and uninformed, aka, children?

The brainwashing begins at home.