Does God Exist? What Proof Do You Have?

On the contrary, there is plenty of evidence. Look around you. Look WITHIN you. Every bit of you and the world around you is evidence/proof. Even the idea of God is proof that there is at least some kind of Supreme Being.

Also, because of this, you'll have to rate every response as negative, in order to remain honest.

When you look at science, much is speculative. Could our bodies have evolved from different forms? Sure! We are created in the image of God, as humans our concept is human form. Science does not explain away God. You must continue backward with them because there will ALWAYS be a point that they absolutely can not explain. There must be a beginning of the universe. A bang? What created that bang? I ask for your evidence refuting a Supreme Creator. At some point omnipotence is the only answer. The only thing we have at this point is an omnipotent Creator. There is no way to prove science. God, in his word never speaks or requires proof. We have a choice and it is called Faith for believers. I find science a cold choice. I am glad and grateful that God in His wisdom took a chance on me. Ask yourself this....what makes you the king of all animals? What gave you reasoning? Do you really believe it was some great fluke?

I really believe in God. We can't depend upon ourselves. We can't live apart from God because He is the source of everything. Thanks for marking the best response. May God bless you.

And you. It was my pleasure.

On the contrary, you get best response! Very good proofs! And you even refuted what some believe about the Bible being contradictory and not proof enough. Very good!

Some very real proof; thank you! Also, did you know that, since research has shown the cell to be so complex and perfectly balanced, a lot of scientists are revoking Darwin's theory of evolution, and turning to God? They are starting to prove (not intentionally) that there is at least something bigger who at the very least started everything in motion.

That's not proof, that just declaring something as true regardless of proof. It doesn't work that way. And complex beings all started from more simple beginnings. We didn't just "poof" into existence in our current form. The most basic course in biology will show this.

A lot of people say that we evolved from apes, who evolved from a single-cell micro-organism that was brought about after the "Big Bang" happened, which brought the universe into existence. If this is true, then I guess all the little single-cell micro-organisms (wherever the other ones came from) just got it in their "heads" one day to come together and make something. Sorta like this: "Hey, I have an idea. Let's all get together and create insects and mammals (which include apes) and reptiles and water creature thingys. Then we'll rule the world!" That sounds more than a little silly, doesn't it? And it still doesn't explain how a single-cell micro-organism could come from an explosion somewhere in space (how did space get here in the first place? Not another explosion, I hope...). Or how more than one got here. Or how they evolved into multi-cell organisms, for which there was no precedent. So some say we evolved from apes. Well, where did the apes come from? And, if speculations about the earth's age are correct, then evolution to the point we're at now must have been very fast. So, given that trend, why aren't we more advanced? I mean, when you think about it, we haven't come that far from the caveman, compared to how far the caveman came from that single-cell micro-organism in such little time. You referred to biology. As I said before, many scientists are now looking at all that we know about the complexity of cells and ecosystems and life, and realizing that there's no way that such careful planning could come about by an explosion. I'm not sure if I completely got that point across or not, but I hope that clears up what I was originally trying to say.

Thank you Omnithought, you basically answered for me. It is the natural inclination of the human species to find a reason to explain things. In the days prior to the knowledge we have to date, some supreme force seemed a most fitting explanation. I however do not understand why people so desperately cling to such notions when the factual data is often in direct contradiction to proven facts. I choose science over a deity any day. So much more logical, no?

What about the idea of God? I mean, it had to have come from somewhere, right? I seriously doubt that the cavemen and all the other pagans from the "old times" just got together and said, "Ok, so we're gonna dance around a fire and sacrifice people and animals to this spirit that we're gonna call God. He's not really there, but we're gonna pretend. That way we feel better." So where did the idea of God come from, if not God Himself?

Actually, it kind of did work out that way. People were primitive and couldn't explain much of anything. They hadn't developed a scientific protocol of any kind for testing things. They, being primitive, assumed mystical origins of things. Today, we now understand how stars and planets form, how things as complex as an eye can evolve over time via natural selection, and many other things. So many things we thought could only be attributable to god we've been able to explain, and have replaced mystical ideas with facts. There are still things we are learning, but it would be primitive of us to simply assume, like the cavemen, that there is some mystical origin. The gaps in our knowledge are being closed rapidly, but the fact remains that we will never be able to prove or disprove the existence of a god. From your responses so far, you don't seem to have a very thorough knowledge about evolution or about science in general. I'm not trying to be insulting, but I do suggest you read about current scientific knowledge regarding evolution and other sciences. I highly suggest a book called The Blind Watchmaker, which describes very clearly and simply how complex cells, organisms and whatnot have evolved over time from simple beginnings. It's very clear and completely supported by massive amounts of evidence. To simply reject that which doesn't fit with your beliefs is dishonest.

wow! And thats all anyone should need to know to believe. I am glad how it ended up :)

That's very inspiring. Thank you.

Thinking is a product of reason. Our senses provide us with inputs from the physical world around us but reason is how we analyse what we perceive. The tool that we use to do this is logic. Logic states that what is real exists. A=A, if you find that A=B there is something wrong with your basic premise. There is no physical evidence of god. Do not tell me that I must prove that he does not exist. If something does not exist there is no need to prove it. If you state that something exists you must provide physical, verifiable facts to prove it. A can not equal B just because you want it to. The supposed historical facts you have given do not stand up. They are stories more approprate for childern than thinking adulits.

And if you think your way through it, you will also find that God (or a Higher Being) is indeed real.

Actually, I think it would be completely opposite. If someone found the body of Jesus Christ, then it would show that everything that the Bible said about the resurrection, and the entire New Testament from that point on, would be a lie. If this is really the body of the Son of Man, then there goes the Christian faith from the face of the earth. I honestly doubt that it's the real body of Jesus Christ, though.

Very good! Though I don't agree with you on the goddess/nature part, your logic is sound, and my disagreement is another conversation altogether.

Good application to the tangible. And, personally, I think it's good that you don't care about ratings, only about sharing what you've learned.

There's just one big gaping hole in that idea. We already know camels exist and that they leave footprints. We have no such evidence for god.

What if you die and find you have been following the wrong god? What if god is a tree spirit and is put out with you because you have not been making the proper sacrifices to him? Unsupported belief in anything is a sin against the mind. Belief in a supernatural being is not a prerequisite for leading a good, moral life. Historically it has proven to be the opposit.

There's also Pascal's Wager. I'm not sure who Pascal was, but he said this: If you believe in God, then die and find out that there was no God to begin with, at least you led a good life. If you don't believe in god, then die and found out that He did exist, you're screwed. Either way, you cannot lose. :)

Actually, a lot of scientists today are looking at what we know about cells and how complex they are, and they're saying stuff like, "This complexity in the very core of life itself can't be the product of an explosion and evolution. There has to be a god of some kind." So, it's getting to the point where even science is starting to prove the existence of God.

Name these scientists.

Good answer!

Very good proof. I like the way you put it in everyday terms, applying it to your own life. But who's SAIBABA?

Interesting idea. I used to have one that was something like that.

What about evolution?