Is there any god?

Answer 1

It's a matter of opinion.

However, since so many people claim that they know all about the true god(s), and they all insist that other gods are all false--and since I can't discern any real differences between those people--and since their allegedly almighty gods never seem to provide conclusive evidence--

I'm prone to conclude "no".

Answer 2

As God is most commonly defined, it is impossible to know either way. And even, assuming for the sake of argument that God exists, you'd be hard pressed to pin down the qualities of such a being, and even harder pressed to justify knowing the will of such a being. I advise skepticism.

To Dr. Hamlet's response, this is an argument that dates back a thousand years and has been widely discredited. The most popular criticisms are:

1) Existence is not a property (a la Kant and Russell). Treating it as such could justify the existence of anything, eg. "An existing Mermaid" (by defintion posesses existence and therefore must exist) or "the Perfect Toaster" (more perfect to exist than to not exist, therefore must exist).

2) Proofs of this type are a priori and cannot reveal truth about the world (a la Hume). It is possible to reason about concepts a priori, but the conclusions reached tell us only about the defintions, not the world. For instance, mathematical proofs establish the relationships between points, lines, and two-dimensional figures even though such things do not exist in the world.

Answer 3

God springs forth from the primitive limbic system of your brain, the last remnants of your reptillion past. The area where our raw emotions reside, including the irrational belief systems.

The 'religious' experience is triggered by deep depression, starvation, near death, or other highly charged situations. The 'born-again' christian phenomena has a scientific basis....yes, your limbic system. Why has man evolved this mechanism you might ask? Simple...it was a survival mechanism of our cave man ancestors to cope with a hostile and unknown universe.

The cerebral cortex is a more recent development. Here is where our rational and logical thought processes take place. It is here that the atheists have found their basis in reality.

In reality, there is no sentient, omnipresent, omnipotent supernatural being or force....therefore all the inequities and misery of the world will always persist, no matter how hard some try to get that limbic brain of ours to work...sorry

Answer 4

Is there anything? Something has to be something right? God is the dreamer and we are God's dream. God simply put is all the matter in the universe put together. It really is nothingness, but it is there. "Mother Nature" is there but it really is only what we believe there to be and everyone has different beliefs, different realities. No one sees the same thing the same way. Thus nature doesn't exist because it is everything. The truth is hidden behind all the lies, if we could all just stop running from ourselves.

Answer 5

I think it is highly unlikely for there to be any god. Science is ever advancing and answering many questions about the universe. Defaulting to belief in God avoids answering any questions. It is also unreasonable to believe in a God any more than a celestial teapot or flying spaghetti monster.

Answer 6

I look around me at the trees, the mountains the ocean. I look at the complexities of our own bodies that doctors may never fully understand it all. I look at the anilmals around us. From the ants who can lift weight much greater than their own body to elephaants and giraffes. I cannot comprehend a world such as this coming about by accident. Every answer to the beginning of the world either is the result of an accident or has something that is already there so it is not truly the beginning. Only creation seems to answer all the problems. God is so great that we cannot see Him. But I can see his fingerprints all over the place.

Answer 7

In order to answer that, you must first ask yourself, what is a God? For some it is a supreme being somewhere in the Heaven's that looks down to us, gave us all life, and ultimately to whom we will return once we die. To others, a God is something or someone greater than themselves to which they can believe in. And to yet others, there is no God at all. Those who do believe in a God of some sort believe in him/her in countless ways, shapes, and forms.

I think the question you, and indeed all of us, should be asking is "what kind of God, if any, do I believe in?"

Answer 8

God is the multi-dimensional reality in which we are all embedded that is responsive to consciousness. People personify it as benevolent deity when they perceive that a consciously acknowledged need is met by a change in experience. Reality mirrors the contents of consciousness, hence the development of specific psychological purification practices (baptism is one symbol) intended to help one 'transcend' the learned ego beliefs and return to authentic being (rebirth/resurrection etc. terminology). The purpose? To experience a "divine" reality synchronized with one's essential nature and purpose for being here.

Answer 9

1. God is, by definition, the most perfect Being.
2. It is more perfect to exist than not to exist.
3. Therefore, God exists.

Answer 10

Yes THOR...the God of Thunder!