Does god exist? : An Argumentative Paper on the Existence of God.

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It has always been a question asked by many “does God exist” there are some that say yes and some that say no. Presented today are three statements arguing against the existence of God. First being the existence of the theory of Evolution. Second being that God is omnipotent, omniscient and benevolent, but how can he be if evil exists? Finally is god gives us the power to be virtuous and moral, are we actually or do we simply follow these rules because a higher power is watching?
God is said to be the creator of humans he is said to be the higher power that has created the world and everything in it. It is wildly followed that we are made in his image and he created Adam and Eve as the first humans in the Garden of Eden. There are some who will attest to this statement which has since created a whole group based on that called atheism. One of the most famous people to disbelieve in the existence of God was Charles Darwin. In 1856 Darwin presented a book known as “The Origin of Species” in this book it detailed the first formulate of scientific argument for the theory of evolution by natural selection. Natural selection is defined as a process whereby organisms better adapt to their environment tends to survive and then produce offspring. Evolution from Natural Selection is inferred from three facts first more offspring are produced than can possibly survive. Second traits vary among individuals, leading to different rates of survival and reproduction. Third trait differences are heritable. There have been later in the years a decision that both god and evolution could work together this is define as theistic evolution. Although this does exist there are still people who believe that there is only one or the other. Either the beli...

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...r morality than any other and thus belief in God is preferred to disbelief in God. There is also the argument that all animals, plants and humans have a design for a specific end so there for must be made by a creator who gave them said purpose.
So in summation using the argument of the existence of evolution. If God is really omnipotent, omniscient and benevolent? And did god gives us the power to be virtuous and moral, or is it virtuous and moral because God said so. Finally thou no one can completely disprove the theory of God it gives you pause to think, does God really exist?

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