If humans never existed would God exist?

Answer 1

The pantheist God, yes. The others, no.

Without conscious minds asking "why" God would serve no purpose.

Answer 2

Pardon me, but if a tree falls in the woods, it creates vibrations in the air. Those vibrations, when they bounce off an ear drum, are interpreted by the human brain as "sound". But sound itself does not exist. A tape recorder can magnetically capture those vibrations and resend them through a speaker, but once again, there is no sound until the human brain interprets those vibrations into sound. It has nothing to do with drinking. It's simple science.

And to answer the question at hand, God is an invention of humans. Given enough time, if humans did not exist, another life form would probably evolve to the point of conscious awareness and they too might develop a primitive concept of God to explain everything they do not understand.

Answer 3

One of the great dumb philosphy questions is, "If a tree falls in a forest and there's no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?" The obvious answer is: "Of course there is. What a stupid question. Next you're going to ask about that clapping thing." But philosophy isn't about the obvious; philosophy is about the devious. The answer, arrived after much debate (and much drinking) seems to be "no": Sound is only sound if a person hears it, claim the tipsy pundits.

The existence of God is like science fiction: Science fiction is about, among other things, speculation and asking 'if this goes on'. Theodore Sturgeon's definition of science fiction is, "Science fiction is the only form of literature where people can change their environment." Samuel R. Delany's description is that science fiction is where all words are defined from within, and from context. So let us apply these principles and change the environent of the woods and define the context.

If a tree falls in the forest, and there's no one there to hear it, but there's a tape player recording the event, is there sound? A human hasn't heard it... yet. Is it sound when the tape is played? What if the tape is never played? What if it's played backward? What if the person or persons listening are too drunk to pay attention? Does the mere presence of a human at the time of compression and rarefaction denote sound, or do the audio images have to impinge themselves on a human consciousness?

Other forms of your question are these:

If a tree falls in a forest and there is no one there to see it is it really there?
If a tree falls in a forest and there was nobody there to see it, does it really fall?
If a tree falls in a forest and it hits a mime, would he make a noise?
If a tree falls in a forest on a mime clapping with one hand, could Marlee Matlin hear it?
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, do the other trees make fun of it?
If a tree falls in a forest and no one's there to hear it, do the other trees laugh?
If a tree falls in a forest and nobody hears it, is information transmitted?
If a tree falls in a forest and no one's around, do the rest of the trees dance around naked in Satanic rituals?
If a tree falls in a forest and no one sees it, does its wave function become non-localised?
If a tree falls in a forest and no one calls the media, as the environmental activist saying goes, nothing happened.
If a tree falls in a forest, will your investors hear it?
If a tree falls in a forest, it may or may not make a sound. But this much is certain: If it falls in a forest managed by the federal government, it will generate significantly less revenue than if it falls in one managed by a state government.
If a tree falls in a forest, and there is no one there to hear it, will it still land on my head?
If a tree falls in a forest, and it hits a census taker, does that count?
If a tree falls in a forest and hits an Italian, does anyone really care?
If a tree falls in a forest and lands on a politician, even if you can't hear the tree or the screams, I'll bet you'd at least hear the applause.
If a tree falls in a forest, and a TV camera doesn't see it, has the tree really fallen?
If a tree falls in a forest, and it falls on a druid, he shouldn't have taken so much acid in the sixties.
And UPN canceled Head Over Heels -- proof positive that if a tree falls in a forest, and nobody's there to hear it, it would still get better ratings than anything UPN could ever broadcast.
If a tree falls in a forest will Greenpeace hold a press conference?
If a tree falls in a forest that's full of deaf dwarves, will some of the dwarves be squashed?
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does the coffee still taste bitter?

Answer 4

God created mankind so that they may know Him through the intellect He has given. If there were no creator one God no human or nothing on this universe or beyond would have existed. God was there always and will be there always. He has no beginning nor end. Yes, If human never existed, God would exist but human being will never know but other creations will know Him.

Answer 5

There are many dimensions of consciousness and many varieties of manifestation. Humans are only one expression of the Universe. As to "God's" existence depending on humans, I see your point. It seems you are asking whether humans created God (in their image)...Another approach: what do you mean by "God?"--the one and only (heh, heh, heh) Christian God, the pagan god(s), the god (NOT) of Buddhism, the Allah of Islam, etc......???? All are made in the image of the worshipers???? I'm chewing this over. I am Sirius

Answer 6

God change into. God is. And God shall continually be. 1In the start change into the observe, and the observe change into with God, and the observe change into God. 2He change into with God contained in the start. 3Through him all issues were made; without him no longer some thing change into made that has been made. 12"Behold, i'm coming quickly! My reward is with me, and that i will supply to all and distinctive in accordance to what he has executed. 13 i'm the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the spectacular, the start and the right. someone can trust this or no longer even though it really is going to ensue regardless

Answer 7

Yes God would still be there. We just wouldn`t.

Do you actually believe that God needs you to exist? Are you that into yourself?

God loves you and wants you to know Him.
Once you do you will love Him and wonder
why you ever thought of these questions.

Answer 8

God created a part of himself that resolves some of the harder questions He may have over some of the more complicated contradictions He creates. Humans ARE His answer. We are carbon intelligence and that is God at His best.

Answer 9

God has always existed. The Triune God!

Answer 10

humans didn't create God, God Created humans.