How do you know that God exists?

Question

And if you dont think he does, why not?

Answer 1

Now faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see. We will all confess that God exists oneday, including you and all the sarcastic contributors on line (the latter probable on their death beds having let you beleive that God is uncool - and where does that leave you?). As I was saying...we will all confess one day...the question is whether it is in this lifetime or when God returns. The consequences are severe in the latter case!! Even if you confess then, it will be too late and destination hell awaits.

Answer 2

There is no such thing as "know that God exists"; only belief that he exits. As to the latter, I copy and paste a previous answer:

For me it began with the feeling that I was being pulled in that direction by some kind of internal force. Thereafter I spent maybe ten years debating with myself do I believe in God?/don't I believe in God. Eventually I decided that, in the absence of final proof one way, or the other it made more sense to listen to my inner intuition than not listen to it. That is number one. What follows is merely additional to it.

To that I would add that, although I believe in evolution, it does seem incredibly unlikely that organisms as phenomenally complex as human beings could evolve spontaneously, and the only way to make it sound even remotely plausible is to postulate a hidden hand guiding evolution.

And to that I would add what is described as the "fine tuning" of the universe. If any of the fundamental forces had a value even minutely different from the values they actually have, not only would we not be here, but a universe with a myriad of different chemical elements wouldn't be here either.

Answer 3

Of course God exists - after 20 years being a Christian I have yet to be given a solid reason to think otherwise. Have I ever seen God? No - neither have I ever seen George Bush, Mount Everest or Hawaii - but that fact doesn't negate their existence. I cannot disprove their existence either - I accept their existence based on what I've read and seen in movies and TV programs.

Answer 4

Many of the questions on here show that he does not exist. i.e why does god kill children, why does god kill mothers why if he forgives is there a hell. The simple answer to all of them is he does not exist and there is really no reason to think he does

Answer 5

God exists in your heart and mind. God exists for those who believe. There is only one God and God is everywhere. Religion is belief in a God. No matter what religion you are, we pray and worship only one God.

Answer 6

Why should the god that you refer to be any different from the thousands of others in favour around the world and all those who were favoured in the past and have since been rejected as false?

It is quite clear that all gods were and are invented by weak men or men who desire power over others.

Why should anyone fall for such confidence tricks in this day and age? Beats me why so many do not apply any intelligence they may have to see reality clearly. Well, no, I know why - childhood indoctrination is the ONLY reason why such stupidity is perpetuated.

Grow up?

Answer 7

NOBODY can prove OR disprove the existence of God. As an agnostic, I believe that if there is a God, he is a cosmic God, not a personal one (as in the Abrahamic religions).

However, the Abrahamic god of Judaism, Christianity and Islam is another story. I think I can present an argument that some will concede meets a reasonable standard of proof.
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Ten FACTS that debunk the Abrahamic Religions

Fact #1:

Men, everywhere on the planet, have created countless gods from time, immemorial.

Fact #2:

No two gods are exactly the same.

Fact #3:

Most gods are dead or dying and their religions are now ancient myths – despite being dominant for hundreds and even thousands of years. The first truly great monotheistic religion, Zoroastrianism, is a millennia older than Judaism and is STILL practiced by a million adherents.

Fact #4:

Scripture was edited and nurtured over the course of hundreds of years. That's not divine inspiration.

Fact #5:

Christianity is a selective copy of previous religions: notably ancient Egyptian, Babylonian and Persian. The story of Jesus unabashedly plagiarizes the stories of Horus, Ahura Mazda and Mithras. The savior theme and the miracles of Jesus' story is a common spiritual model replicated by many religions BEFORE Christianity.

Fact #6:

Abrahamic religions deal in the supernatural (i.e. things that are physically impossible in the natural world). Faith in the supernatural requires suspension of disbelief (i.e. the believer must convince himself that the impossible is possible).

Fact #7:

The 4 gospels of the New Testament are attributed to 4 of Jesus’ disciples: but “Matthew”, “Mark”, “Luke” and “John” are pseudonyms used by anonymous authors, from the Roman Empire, who wrote these gospels (in Greek) long after ALL the disciples were dead.

Fact #8:

The chroniclers and historians of Jesus’ era and region somehow managed not to notice the fantastic achievements and stories of the legendary Jesus or his hordes of followers – despite writing about many other, less note-worthy, contemporaries of Jesus.

Fact #9:

The legacy of the Abrahamic religions is one of intolerance, corruption, schisms, inquisitions, crusades, enmity, war and hatred, that (mostly) continues to this very day.

Fact #10:

Mankind has benefited and advanced through intellectual achievements – not spiritual ones (if there are any). The intellectual discipline of science has never sparked a war or burned a heretic. The world’s charities are non-profit, while the Catholic church is the richest institution of any kind, by far, in the world.
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To Fundamentalist Christians:

I address this to you because most adherents leaven their belief with a little common sense. Fundamentalists do not.

These 10 facts are clear and convincing evidence that ALL religions and gods are man-made. Those who deny this evidence are placed in the untenable position of asserting that their particular God and religion is an exception. Maintaining the falsity of the thousands of other religions, while claiming your own is real and true, is transparently ridiculous.

The scientific rigor of proof is exceptionally stringent. Science regards evolution as a proven fact. One can assert that God layered all that fossil evidence in the earth – in just the right sequence – to fool us for some reason: but that assertion has no evidence and can be ruled out without fear of equivocation. In the same way, the assertion that one particular God is real when we know the others are man-made is so unlikely as to be entirely discounted in the absence of some sort of evidence.

If you’re a confirmed, devout, Fundamentalist Christian, I know you will continue to deny. Denial is your stock in trade. So let me try to approach this from your point of view (if I can presume to do so).

You love and believe in God and Jesus and the Bible because you think they’re good, loving, holy and, most importantly, true. You see no contradiction in Original Sin, genocide, war or murder as long as it’s sanctioned by your good, loving, holy and truthful God.

If the Bible says it, you believe it. If the Bible says you’re born an unworthy sinner, then you were born an unworthy sinner. If the Bible says Jesus died for your sins, it doesn’t matter that God is the one who imputed Original Sin upon you to begin with. If God says you’ll rot in hell if you don’t believe in him, then you’ll just have to believe in him . . . you’ll find some way to avoid doubt – some way to sublimate your thoughts: after all, hell sounds like a very nasty place.

Sublimating your thoughts IS essential . . . isn’t it? You’re guilty of adultery or fornication if you lust in your heart. Have you ever lusted? Have you ever sinned? Do you still sin? Then you CAN’T control your thoughts, can you? Of course not. You’re not perfect. You’re human. Because you believe every word of the Bible, you will always feel guilty – because you’re human. How crazy is that? Your religion puts you at odds with yourself. You must spend your life in denial of YOURSELF. No wonder you’re so good at this denial thing. You’ve got it down pat.

Answer 8

He is a fictional person created by the people who wanted to control everything and everyone. They say he has given humans free will and a world to live in to do with what they want.
Floods,famine,cancer,paedophiles,mass murders,war,rape, need i go on. if he had given us as his creations the power to create all this evil and he keeps trying to kill us all off with disease then he can dam well take that control away again because i think the human race has had enough.!!!!!!!

Answer 9

Ge 1:1 -In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth
Joh 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Ge 1:27 - So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Isa 44:24 - Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
Eph 3:9 - And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen
Mt 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Answer 10

If God was there he would not kill young children and would give
them chance to live their life.He would not give people disability.
He would answer peoples prayers specially when they beg him.
He would give every one fare chance to live their life.I worshiped
God all my life but now i believe that GOD IS A DELUSION.