Efforts to Disprove God are Pointless Who or what is the creator of the universe? Is there or has there been a creator at all? These are questions that everyone will stumble upon at some point in their life. Contemplation of these questions has resulted in a variety of different religious beliefs along with atheism. While some people reject the idea of a higher being, others accept it as their truth- like Christians. Nothing about the Christian religion has been without a doubt scientifically proven or disproven, and frankly, until the end of time, it never will be. The Christian God is impossible to disprove because He is supernatural, the Christian religion is faith-based, and the Bible has historical evidence that supports the belief …show more content…
Mistakes are inevitable; people make them daily. On the contrary, the Christian God is exemplified as perfection. The Bible recites, “there is no unrighteousness in Him,” (Psalm 92:15) and “Who can contemplate the thunder of His mighty power?” (Job 26:14). As imperfect beings, humans don’t have the capacity to comprehend ultimate perfection, much less prove or disprove it. In addition, no matter how big it may seem on Earth, humanity is miniscule when compared to the universe. Antithetically, the Christian God is depicted to be omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent over the universe. “God made man small and the universe big to say something about himself. And it is an understatement.” (John Piper). The Christian God, is unfathomably larger than humanity. Thus, we would never be able to envision what it’s like to be all-knowing, to be present everywhere, or to have unlimited power. The Christian God is so complex, and we don’t even use our full brain capacity. Trying to disprove a being who ascends human understanding would be a waste of …show more content…
Christianity is a faith-based religion, meaning that Christians believe in the Christian God in spite of not being able to physically see him. In the Bible it states, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1). Christians use faith as their evidence for God. They do this by praying and trusting in Him and in turn, seeing how He answers prayers and works in their lives. In fact, the intent of the Christian God is for humans to choose Him by faith and free-will. If we proved His existence, this plan would be ruined. Some may argue, “Persuading someone of something is hardly the same thing as proving it. People staunchly believe all sorts of things for poor reasons, or no reasons at all.” (Shook). This statement is truthful, although, persuasion is not the intent of the Christian religion. Its purpose is for people to discover their own intimate connection with God and to directly experience Him in their lives. Christianity isn’t about someone believing just because someone else said it’s true, it’s about someone believing because they personally believe it to be true. It’s about having faith. Christianity is spiritual and not worldly, so it cannot be thought of in a worldly sense. To say that Christians believe in God for poor reasons or for no reasons
In conclusion I am left pretty much in the same place as I have started. It is impossible to prove or disprove the existence of God philosophically. For every philosopher who publishes his or her opinions on the subject, three more are there to tear it down. In the end I think it is best that man does not figure out the answer to this lifelong question. Some things are better left unanswered.
In the article “On being an Atheist”, by H.J. McCloskey, the author first says that these arguments for theism are only “proofs” and cannot be truly proven. However, there are certain things that cannot be explained and therefore an individual can use “the best explanation approach”. This approach suggests that since there are certain situations that cannot be explained, that situation can be said that it could possibly be caused by God. These things that cannot be explained such as the emergence of language in civilizations or the idea of an atom that we cannot neither see nor touch. McCloskey also addresses in his article the cosmological argument and how it can be disproven.
Just because there is not evidence does not mean that is evidence he does not exist. I do not believe that people believe in god, just because they do believe that god exist, but because it gives them something that others cannot. It brings people together and gives people hope in the worst of times, and it can fill voids in peoples lives that are rather impossible to fill. It also gives them a reason to live, and live moral ones at that. However, this is also a problem in the discussion of th...
Despite the logic that creates these proofs, there are still some individuals who refuse to concede that there is a God. These individuals believe that modern science can disprove the five proofs. They hide behind their meager facts, stating that these proofs no longer hold true since they were not created with present technology and advances in mind. What they fail to understand though, is that the facts do not rely on science as much as they rely on logic and observations of the world.
stronger than those saying it can be. The definition of God for which is being argued is the Christian God who has the qualities of being. perfect and who created the universe. The ontological argument follows that God is perfect and no greater. being is imaginable.
If nothing greater than God can be conceived in anyone’s understanding, God is said to be humanly perfect. Since to be perfect, in part, is to exist; something that does not exist cannot be perf...
God is the one of the main characters of the Christian worldview. He is the creator of the universe, of everything we see, smell, hear, touch, feel, and think. (Genesis 2:4-7) His character list is long and far beyond our understanding, wisdom, and knowledge. Being the creator God is transcendent (Ezekiel 1: 22-28); He stands outside and is a part from the universe. God is infinite
God is the man that has no match he perfect and he big enough that we could never find to describe him. God id perfect because God is different in
The true nature of God (if He does exist) is constantly argued amongst Christians; and indeed many other religions, however there are a few things that they agree on universally: God is entirely unique, holy and extraordinary. Also, the general consensus is that God is omnipotent and omniscient.
Christianity has grounded our lives in the living God as revealed through Jesus. This belief must be a choice people make as well as a gift we all receive within the Christian community. Christians must trust in and rely upon God as the source of everything in their lives. Faith is about believing in the trinity; God, Jesus the Son of God, and the Holy Spirit as three in one. Christians follow Jesus’ teachings and answer the call to be his disciples in the world. Christian faith is looking forward to joining God in the future and entering into the coming kingdom that God has promised His followers through Jesus. Christians join together in reflecting with each other in the Christian community about the good news of God’s love through Jesus Christ. Christians believe in the “new life in Christ,” which is the gift of God’s grace; such rebirth and personal assurance gives all new eyes to see the living truth in Scripture. The Christian worldview may differ in different denominations of Christianity but only exist because of their belief of God and Jesus.
If there is truly a God and the maker of this universe did create human beings, then in this perfect world that this perfect God made, I do not just see God’s wholly good but also the bad and ugly. God must not be omnipotent, omniscient, and benevolent then and the definition of God is false and the existence of God
When you think of God, you jump straight to the immortal God of the Christianity faith where they are not physically present; they are omnipresent (ReligionFacts, 2004). In relationship
Ideally, according to the Christian view, Christianity is to believe in Jesus even when he is not visible. In other words, Christians walk by faith and not by sight. Furthermore, Christianity involves consistency of morality which entails features that requires people to be honest and truthful in all areas in life. Overall, the emergence of Christianity was concerned with a spiritual, not earthly kingdom.
In works based on the Christian religion God is often portrayed as all-knowing and all-powerful. This is how God is portrayed
I believe in an all mighty, all knowing creator. It is easiest to comprehend this being as a man or other human like form, but I do not believe this to be the case. God is perfect. God is perfect because he created perfection. This leaves only two options; 1. Everything is perfect because God created it. 2. Every thing is imperfect in comparison to God.