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Anonymous asked in Society & CultureReligion & Spirituality · 9 years ago

Prove God exists vs. Prove God doesn't exist? Best Argument?

Prove God exists vs. Prove God doesn't exist?

who will win? 10 points to the best argument.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Here's a proof about the nonexistence of Yahweh and Allah, in three paragraphs (although just the first three sentences are sufficient):

    There's no reliable evidence for God/Yahweh, Jesus, Allah, Zeus, Vishnu, Thor, or any of the thousands of other gods that people have worshiped. If any of the major gods existed, there would be reliable evidence. Since no such evidence exists, these gods do not exist. There's also extensive evidence that they are all just myths, created to help soothe our fear of death, and perpetuated through religion to subjugate the underclass into obedience.

    Science has shown that there's no need for gods to explain the traditional reasons for a god -- origin of the universe, origin of life, origin of species, origin of humans, origin of morality. Science also shows us the psychological reasons that people believe in god(s). See the 1st link for the video, "Andy Thomson: Why We Believe in Gods" or buy his book at the 2nd link.

    Yahweh and Allah are also internally and externally incongruent, and thus cannot logically exist. An omnipotent and omniscient god with free will can't exist, because it could not both know the future and change it. An omnipotent and omnibenevolent god can't exist and allow the true horrors that occur to sentient beings.

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  • 7 years ago

    consider the following proofs

    1.someone said that your question was created by it's own

    2.nobody will believe

    3.they say who thinks so has no mind

    3.the rule is nothing can be created by its own

    4.this small thing can't be created by it's own

    5.how does this create it's own??!

    If something creates its then

    1.it must exist before it existed in order to create itself

    2.it means it doesn't exist because it is not created

    3.non existence and existence never collide because it is logically impossible

    there is nothing which created its own

    2nd logical proof

    1.we were'nt exisitng before we started to exist then we started exist and are still existing so there must be a God who created us so that our existence began.

    other logical proofs

    .why does the sun come from east out and go to the west? why isn't it inversly

    .why is it round and not rectangular or triangular?

    .why does the placebo effect work ?

    .why are we in the shapes we are ?

    .why is everything like that how it is?

    ...

    So there must be a God who created this universe with all the details and God doesn't need the creatures and doesn't resemble them.

    This will help ;D

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    There are four proofs of God's existence:

    1. The Intellect –Just as planes, vehicles, skyscrapers, iphone and other things didn’t exist by chance but man-made, similarly planets, moon, birds, red-sea, man and all creatures are neither created from nothing nor are they themselves the creators. A design must have a designer.

    2. The senses (i.e. tangible/observable proof) – some people have sincerely prayed to God for something, such us pray for rain, to get a baby, to be rescued from a disaster, to pass exams e.t.c. and they saw the positive results. So who answered the prayers? God.

    3. Natural/Innate Disposition – You can install a car-tracking device to your car and always know of its location. It seems like God implanted a “God-Acknowledgment Device” in all human beings so that when we die and get resurrected to face God’s Judgment, we don’t come up with the “we-have-been-unaware-of-the-existence-of-One-God” excuse. And there is the contemporary study where researchers and scientist claim to have discovered Brain’s “God Spot”.

    4. Scripture – Firstly, the existence of God’s scripture is an indication that there is not only a God but this God whose “. . . mercy endures forever.” [Psalm 136:1] is so helpful to provide mankind with a manual (guidebook/scripture) on how to better live on planet earth. Read the article, “Why would God forsake us?!!!” here: http://extremelysmart.org/2011/11/22/why-would-god... . Secondly, man is to error thus any writing that is contradiction-free and error-free is definitely from the All-knowing God because we “Ascribe greatness to our God. He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.” [Deuteronomy 32:3-4]. Both the Qur’an and Bible can’t be the 100% true Scripture. Either Bible or the Qur’an or other scriptures other than them. Please read this short article “Right Revelation” Here http://extremelysmart.org/2011/11/22/right-revelat... Thirdly, in most scriptures including both the Bible and the Qur’an, show that there is God. In Qur’an Muslims are told to “Say, ‘He is Allah, [who is] One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge (The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks). He begets not, nor was He begotten; And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him. [Qur’an 112:1-4].

    So those are the four proofs of existence of God. Now you know that God exists, why don’t you read the following article to know what this God wants from you: “Purpose Of Life” http://extremelysmart.org/2011/11/22/purpose-of-li...

  • 9 years ago

    I'm only a human being with limited perceptions, just like everyone else. I trust God does exist, but not in any anthropomorphic sense that would be able to be proven or measured scientifically. This being the most likely reason for the ages old debate, I conclude that I cannot give any satisfying answer that would convince you either way.

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  • J
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    There is a torrent of historical and biblical scholarship that says that Jesus lived, preached the Kingdom of God, died for it, and then 3 days later, his tomb was found empty, and multiple people both friends and enemies saw him alive.

    The resurrection remains the best explanation as to the rise of Christianity.

    The resurrection remains the best explanations for the modification that separate early Christianity and 1 st century Judaism.

    The long and short of it being that the resurrection is a historically sound, and verifiable event which demonstrates not only the veracity of Christianity, but of God.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    You can't prove anything exists outside your own mind. But solipsism doesn't help any argument really :P

    As for a more direct answer:

    Atheist "arguments":

    - Put up or shut up.

    - What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence

    That's all really. So far no answer has been given for those simple statements.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    It is not the job for an unbeliever to prove God doesn't exist because we don't believe in any God's, it's the believer who does. They're making the claim that something exists without showing any evidence.

  • 9 years ago

    Well, since you ask, here's my ontological proof of the non-existence of God.

    God is defined as

    a) The Creator of the Universe

    b) Omniscient, Omnipotent, etc... If it's good, he's got as much of it as possible.

    Now since we recognize God as being distinct from the creation, may we not therefore imagine that there is such a being, such as that being would be God + The Universe? In which case, wouldn't God be less great than something we could indeed imagine, i.e. God + The Universe?

    And since St Anselm himself would admit that "God is the greatest thing one may imagine (premise 2)", may we not say that positing God as distinct from the Universe leads us to conclude something must be greater than this God and that therefore, this imagined God is NOT the greatest thing one may imagine, and therefore not God?

  • 9 years ago

    Your argument, won't produce a whimper, in God's radar screen, God is still doing miracles, opening the heavens, and giving HIS respect and Love to those of a kinder SPIRIT.

    "When JESUS CHRIST, returns will HE find FAITH ON EARTH AND GOOD WILL."

    was working as an Master Electrician, for an Electronic Factory, It was noon, the middle of the day.

    I was walking down the middle of an aisle, when the firmament of the heavens, spun into a pillar

    and split into a curtain and drew up, revealing Jesus Christ, seated, intently looking at me, as

    six others approach HIM, and gathered behind HIM, dressed in "WHITE GOWNS", the Glory of God

    all around them, they smiled, and the heavens closed as they had opened."

    No, God is not dependent on your imagination, He lives forever long ago, and forever more...

    http://www.gotquestions.org/Catholic-que

    True atheist, don't hang around what they believe NOT to exist, but antichrists do....

    Excuse me, as I address the antichrists, whose church is described in Revelation chapter 13...

    And who is an antichrist? 1st John ch.2:22" Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is The Christ?

    He is antichrist, that denies The Father and The Son."

    An Antichrist = 1st John 4:3 "And every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh IS NOT OF GOD: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and EVEN NOW ALREADY IS IT IN THE WORLD."

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iXKIf2XOfA

    Albert Einstein, and many others not atheists...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npDXGrqvK%E2%80%A6

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npDXGrqvK%E2%80%A6

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npDXGrqvK%E2%80%A6

  • 9 years ago

    Since the burden of proof lies on the believers (their positive argument that God does exist) and they have yet to show any objective evidence for it, God probably doesn't exist.

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