In units four though six, each philosopher mentioned has reasoning for why God may or may not exist. In this paper, I will argue that God as an omnipresent being does in fact exist. There have always been philosophers questioning God’s existence, however the only one true argument against God’s existence is evil. They ask how can there be evil in the world if God is all-good, all-knowing, and all-powerful? I will now give a few points that prove God’s existence. Maybe Start by Explaining religion? I will start by addressing the importance of God’s existence. Tolstoy explains this perfectly that life is meaningless without a God present in your life. Without God, man is just an irrelevant and hopeless member of an irrelevant and hopeless
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348). In today’s time, this same type of thinking has been furthered into a theory known as the big bang. If the big bang really happened, then the cause of the big bang has to be beyond and outside of this universe itself in order to have controlled the particles that first formed the spiral nebulae. This definition explains the God of the bible, who brought the universe into existence. Genesis 1:1 says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Now you might ask: if God created the universe, who or what created God? But God, as the transcendent and eternal cause of the universe, exists apart from time and space, therefore does not have a beginning and has always been. Again to prove that the universe’s creation could not have occurred only by chance, there are laws of gravity and physical constants that allow for our life to exist on earth. How can someone question those to luckily occur by chance? It is evidence that an omnipotent being created the universe in order for us to live and come to know him. Palms 19:1 says, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky …show more content…
This brings up the one true argument against God’s existence, the problem of evil. This problem has brought many philosophers to question: “is God good by choice, or does God choose good because God is by nature good” or “why can God not choose a world where people are free and evil cannon exist?” Aquinas tried to answer questions brought up with his five ways. Now our definitions of right and wrong are objective, meaning we know some actions are truly wrong while others are truly right, no matter if you agree or like it. The bible again points to prove this concept in Romans 2:1-5, “Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.” We understand our own wrongdoing and rightly feel guilty about it. There are also
348). In today’s time, this same type of thinking has been furthered into a theory known as the big bang. If the big bang really happened, then the cause of the big bang has to be beyond and outside of this universe itself in order to have controlled the particles that first formed the spiral nebulae. This definition explains the God of the bible, who brought the universe into existence. Genesis 1:1 says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Now you might ask: if God created the universe, who or what created God? But God, as the transcendent and eternal cause of the universe, exists apart from time and space, therefore does not have a beginning and has always been. Again to prove that the universe’s creation could not have occurred only by chance, there are laws of gravity and physical constants that allow for our life to exist on earth. How can someone question those to luckily occur by chance? It is evidence that an omnipotent being created the universe in order for us to live and come to know him. Palms 19:1 says, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky …show more content…
This brings up the one true argument against God’s existence, the problem of evil. This problem has brought many philosophers to question: “is God good by choice, or does God choose good because God is by nature good” or “why can God not choose a world where people are free and evil cannon exist?” Aquinas tried to answer questions brought up with his five ways. Now our definitions of right and wrong are objective, meaning we know some actions are truly wrong while others are truly right, no matter if you agree or like it. The bible again points to prove this concept in Romans 2:1-5, “Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.” We understand our own wrongdoing and rightly feel guilty about it. There are also