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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There is evil. 3. So, God does not exist”. Since there is evil, then that means God does not exist. So there is no loving and powerful God. However, if there is a God then he is not all loving and powerful. Daniel Howard-Snyder states in his article “God, Evil, And Suffering,”: “We would have to say God lacks power and knowledge to such an extent that He can 't prevent evil. And there lies the trouble. For how could God have enough power and knowledge to create and sustain the physical universe if He can 't even prevent evil? How could He be the providential governor of the world if He is unable to do what even we frequently do, namely prevent evil?” (5). This statement argues that God is not all powerful because he is unable to prevent evil in the world. Daniel Howard-Snyder then argues that: “Would a perfectly good being always prevent evil as far as he can? Suppose he had a reason to permit evil, a reason that was compatible with his never doing wrong and his being perfect in love, what I 'll call a justifying reason. For example, suppose that if he prevented evil completely, then we would miss out on a greater good, a good whose goodness was so great that it far surpassed the badness of evil. In that case, he might not prevent evil as far as he can, for he would have a justifying reason to permit it” (5). Even if God had a reason to allow evil, he who is all loving and powerful would want the least amount of people to suffer and feel pain. Since God knows
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Does God exist? That question has been asked by people for centuries. Christians, Jews, and Muslims would all say that God exists. They would claim that He is the creator of all things and is of a higher being than man is. Others would claim either that God does not exist or that God is not what the Christians, Jews, and Muslims say He is. Both Anselm and Aquinas address this question: Anselm in his "Proslogion" and Aquinas in his "Summa Theologica." The opinions of Anselm and Aquinas as to the nature of God are the same, although Anselm lacks the proof to back up his claims.
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William Rowe presents an evidential argument that supports the idea that God, an omniscient and supreme being, cannot exist because gratuitous evil, meaningless evil that does not correlate to a greater good, exists. Rowe organizes his argument into two premises which support that God does not exist. The first premise acknowledges that gratuitous evils exists in abundance in the world, creating a common experience, or natural theology. Then, Rowe argues, in his second premise, the incompatibility of gratuitous evil and God. Once the two premises have been established and proven true, Rowe concludes that God does not exist.
Architect (God), then I consent to be called a fool." I as well can be
The existence of God is quite controversial issue. God has different names in the world, and a lot of people, strongly believe in his existence. While, on the other hand, there are also people who don’t believe in his existence. In their discussion entitled “Does God Exist?” William Lane Craig, who is the supporter of the idea of existence of God, debates with Austin Dacey, who is an atheist, on the idea of existence of God. They provide the strong arguments and their debates are quite interesting, and innovative (not similar to those arguments, we usually read about in book). These are the fresh views on the question of existence and non-existence of God.
The philosophy of religion is and always has been a very interesting topic. The existence of God has been debated since the beginning of history and is still debated to this day. Many very influential people have shared their thoughts and arguments to this popular debate. Of these influential thinkers are William Paley and Roger White. Paley, a British thinker living in the late 1700s, believed since that the world appeared to be “created” then it must have been created by a higher power. Many people thought and still think that this argument is valid. White on the other hand, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has a different view on theism. He states that since our world is life permitting, there must be a higher
Throughout the span of human existence, we have continually possed certain vices. The vice labeled as Evil, is the most nebulous of these. Not only do humans have problems with evil, so do supernatural deities such as God. Religion has faced several strides since its infancy, yet none is more strenuous to solve then the Problem of Evil. The problem of Evil occurs when there is a deity that is omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient. Although the deity has these formidable traits, there is still evil in world. This is a paradox, so we must ask ourselves does that deity truly have those powers? Some might claim we might have to bite the bullet one of the “trinity” Epicurus was an ancient greek philosopher who constructed the Epicurean Paradox. This paradox starts with the premise that God is omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient.
The arguments stated above prove that God is not all-powerful, all-knowing and all-good. If he is, then the world will be a perfect place without the existence of evil. But we all know accidents, disasters, murders, sufferings and many other evil things do happen, we can conclude that there is no perfect world and God is not all-knowing, all-powerful and all-good. From all of the examples that I mentioned above, it is evident that evil do exists side-by-side God, this means that God is not able to rule evil. Thus, God is only all-good.
The concept of God can be a difficult one to grasp especially in today's world - a world in which anyone that believes in God is trying to define exactly what God is. To even attempt to grasp such a concept, one must first recognize his own beliefs in respect to the following questions: Is God our creator? Is God omnipotent (all-powerful) or omniscient (all-knowing) or both? Does God care? Is God with us? Does God interfere with life on earth? These questions should be asked and carefully answered if one should truly wish to identify his specific beliefs in God's existence and persistence.
The first reason focuses on the belief of faith. The following passage is taken from the Bible. It has excellent meaning because it shows that everyone has faith. Having faith is the first sign that shows everyone believes in a religion. There are two good definitions of religion. The first is belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe. The second is a personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship. The passage shows that everyone has an institutionalized system that has belief. The passage is as follows, ?Everyone believes in something. No one can endure the stress and cares of life without faith in God. Atheists cannot prove there is no God. Pantheists cannot prove that everything is God. Pragmatists cannot prove that what will count for them in the future is what works for them now. Nor can agnostics prove that it is impossible to know one way or the other. Faith is unavoidable, even if we chose to believe only in ourselves. What is to be decided is what evidence we think is pertinent, how we are going to interpret that evidence, and who or what we are willing to believe in.? (Luke 16:16)(4) The passage is great proof that there is a God. It shows that everyone has faith. Faith is a big aspect in religion. With every religion, there is likely to be a single holy being, a god.
People all over the world have different religions that believe in there is an almighty being. This means that they believe and worship the almighty being. However, there are people who have questioned whether such a being exists. The question has raised several arguments from different philosophers. Each of them came up with their different views about the controversy surrounding the question. God’s ‘existence’ is one of the widely discussed topics over the years. The question came to place due to some occurrences in society. Similarly, different scientific innovations have contributed to the continued debate on the question. God is believed to be ‘all-powerful’ because there is nothing that he cannot do. This means that he is able to perform anything that is beyond human capability. Such beliefs have raised several questions because they are not in line with science or logic in different ways. God’s existence contradicts with humanity, logic, and science.