"Proofs" is one of those words. "Proof" in math isn't the same as proof in history or in interpersonal relationships or in biology or in any one of a host of other disciplines.
But 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.
2007-03-24 19:18:33
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answered by Questioner 7
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A belief in God, should probably have been phrased a little differently. I think you really mean to say that you have faith in God's existence?. If you had proof that God existed then you would not need faith - because you would know.
Definition of faith -
The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen.
Look around you and look at all the wonderous creations.
Things that but a few years ago never existed. The computer I am writing this answer on is just one of them.
Remember, however, that Satan himself also believes in God. He doesn't need faith because he knows.
It doesn't appear to have helped him to develop in a very positive direction. Why - because he absolutely refused to follow the path God demands his TRUE followers take.
How many of us humans also REFUSE to take that path?
Perhaps if we did, we would be supplied with the answer -automatically.
The TRUE path is described in some detail in the Instruction Book of THE WORD.
Hope this answer will help you a little - devotion to the study of God's Word, followed by action will give an answer.
The hearers of the Word require to become doers also.
Do NOT believe any Man or Woman.
Prove ALL THINGS for yourself.
2007-03-24 11:51:19
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answered by Anonymous
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The proof is all around you. Look at the stars that he hung in the sky. Look at the beautiful colors all around you, the flowers, the sunrise, the sunset. How many times have your prayers been answered? How many times should things have gone oh so wrong, but for the hand of God. Maybe your young yet and have not had the time to see as much as I have. I can tell you that I am alive today by God's grace alone. Satan works hard to confuse and deceive. Read your Bible and you will see where He has been. So many things have happened as the prophets said they would it is kind of like seeing God's foot prints.
2007-03-24 11:21:11
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answered by Ardys R 2
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Science gives us a way to distinguish between good ideas and bad ideas - i.e. to show which explanation is the most consistent with observable reality. Science shows us that great complexity does not just arise spontaneously. It is inconceivable that even the simplest bacterium could exist without something being responsible for the complexity of its structure, its biochemistry and so on. It would take the lifetimes of a billion universes for it to appear spontaneously, by pure chance - in fact it is probably safe to say that it simply could never happen.
This goes all the more for human beings. It's surely no coincidence that the only thing that we regard as truly intelligent - the human brain - is also the most complex thing in the known universe. Intelligence requires enormous complexity, far beyond anything that could conceivably exist without something being responsible for its existence.
By the same reasoning, it's infinitely more unlikely still that an intelligent entity capable of designing and creating an entire universe and everything in it could just exist from nowhere, from nothing, without anything being responsible for its existence. Complexity, and especially the massive complexity required for intelligence, can therefore only arise from an antecedent, non-intelligent process - In the case of life on Earth, this means biological evolution, a fact which is attested to by a vast amount of real objective evidence and valid argument. So, to the extent that science allows us to reliably distinguish between plausible ideas and implausible ideas, it effectively rules out the possibility of an intelligent entity as the uncaused cause of everything that exists.
2007-03-24 11:15:49
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answered by Anonymous
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There is a great deal of proof.
Do you believe that matter (things like rocks, water, iron) always existed or that they suddenly appeared?
If you think about it, it is no more difficult to believe that God has always existed or that he sprang into existence suddenly.
It's logically impossible to prove that God doesn't exist.
The wonder of creation is a great proof that God does exist.
The best proof that God exists and cares about us is the witness of many people like myself who know.
Probably the biggest challenge for many people to believe in God is not understanding why He behaves as he does in the face of suffering. There are very good reasons for His behavior, some of which we're told in the scriptures.
2007-03-24 11:32:30
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answered by Bryan Kingsford 5
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The biggest proof you need to know and see that there is a god is that you're alive.
Proff of god's existence is around you everyday, you see rain falling, wind blowing, birds singing, dogs barking, babies crying, just to name a few all these are proof of gods existence.
wel if you need more tangible proof just pray to him telling your situation he's a god that never fails he'll hear whenever you call 24/7 .
2007-03-24 11:29:46
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answered by davy h 1
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You dont need a proof if you belive ... but sometimes everybody fells like there is no god ..god is with us every moment and hears what you say and do...if you dont think there is god ..its your own will to think that way .god gave you a choice to go the right way or the wrong way ..and just beliving in a god is not enough you must think of god and dont let those kind of questions make you doubt in god
2007-03-24 11:20:35
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answered by Sultan 1
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Yes there really is a god. The proof? Look around you. Where did the trees come from, where did the grass come from? Who created the oceans, the lands, and the skies? Who created you? (Yes, your parents played a part in this but it was god who carried out the whole plan of your very being).
2007-03-24 11:18:10
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answered by ace 3
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Read Aristotle's proofs for the existence of God, and if you can, track down the 'Five Ways' of St Thomas Aquinas in which he further developed Aristotle's ideas.
2007-03-24 11:17:57
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answered by palaver 5
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Yes and the proof is the very life that dwells within you
2007-03-24 11:34:04
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answered by EyeKneadPoints 3
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