Can you know with certainty that an allintelligent mind created the universe and all life on earthincluding you. I dont have enough faith to be an atheist by norm geisler and frank turek. If god is so good, why is this world filled with suffering and death. God is not a dependent being, but selfsufficient, selfexistent.
In the case of humanity, we read that god created mankind in his image. If god made the universe, who made god an exatheist scientist. This principle of causation is so fundamental that if i said that the chair you are sitting on, which must have had a beginning, just popped into existence without any. Lee strobel is a journalist who believed science proved there is no god. An astounding amount of evidence suggests that god was created by ancient jewish tribal leaders. Its also known as the argument from first cause, the causal argument, or the argument from existence. Therefore, we will naturally have difficulty understanding how god could be before the beginning of time and also exist independently of it and what we would call forever, without a beginning. By definition, if god could be created, then he wouldnt be god. Everyone believes in something eternalif not the universe, then what caused it.
The disease and death in the fossil record reflect this curse. If everything needs a creator, then no matter what exists, it must have been created. If god exists, god is the reason why there is a natural world and the reason for the existence of the causal processes of the natural world. It seems ridiculous to believe that the universe created itself and so it also seems ludicrous to believe that god was created. Kinson argues in this book that there is a source of all being who created time.
Rejection of all books, including the bible, that are claimed to contain divine revelation. Mission to create, make available and offer to brazilian christians and from all over the world books that exalt god and the bible. It is focused mainly on showing bible verses which give proof of the existence of god and that jesus. Through a deeper investigation of science he however gradually came to the discovery that science actually proves the existence of god. God is different from all nature and humanity and everything that exists, in that he has always existed, independent from anything he created. Ultimately, what we see in human experience, science, logic, and history leads to a confident answer. To create, make available and offer to brazilian christians and from all over the world books. Stephen hawking says universe not created by god science. Ive always eagerly read, listen, and disucussed this very serious matter of ultimate questions.
The existence of such evil gives us good grounds to doubt the existence of god or to deny gods existence, even though it doesnt count as a strict proof. Stephen hawkings final book says theres no possibility of god in our universe. Mar 25, 2020 you can start by showing that god exists. Another proof god exists is the reality of radically transformed hearts and lives. Imagine the loss to the world if lewis had not penned the narnia novels as well as his numerous other books that are now considered christian classics. Well, i dont know whether god exists, but i know the world exists, i dont know if religion is true, but i know science is true. Gods wrath on his own people and many other things that would. How to argue that god does not exist with pictures wikihow.
Arguments why god very probably exists ancient origins. Stephen hawkings final book says theres no possibility of god. But god by definition is the uncreated creator of the universe, so the question who created god. Things that exist in one dimension of time are restricted to times arrow and are confined to cause and effect. Critical assertions assertions that followed from the denial of revelation as a valid source of religious knowledge were much more numerous. After that first book, i found other books with more scientific evidence. If god truly cared about us, you could argue, there would be no wars. Scientific proof of god the case for a creator several scientists.
None of the above arguments really prove that god exists. If god exists at all, god is not an entity within the natural world, but the creator of that natural world, with all of its causal processes. Jul 29, 2014 in my opinion, the best proof that god exists is this. When it comes to the possibility of god s existence, the bible says that there are people who have seen sufficient evidence, but they have suppressed the truth about god. In the new work, the grand design, professor stephen hawking argues that.
Unlike many books of this sort, kreefts introduction. May 20, 2020 the problem of evil asks how god can exist if evil exists. Caution christians should not read unless you are open minded. Gods crime scene brilliantly lays out the case for gods existence based on cumulative evidence from the origin of the universe, the finetuning of the universe, the origin of life, the design of life, our experience of consciousness, free will, and morality. In this material world everyone, even lord brahma, has to undergo the problems of birth, oldage, disease and ultimately death. Ray comfort is the founder and ceo of living waters and a bestselling author who has written more than 90 books, including god has a wonderful plan for your life, how to know god exists, and the evidence bible. God did not create the universe, the man who is arguably britains most famous living scientist says in a forthcoming book. But it does show that it makes a tremendous difference whether god exists. A number of recent books and articles would have you believe thatsomehowscience has now disproved the existence of god. Ray comfort is the founder and ceo of living waters and a bestselling author who has written more than 90 books, including god has a wonderful plan for your life, how to know god exists, and the. In each chapter, detective wallace evaluates possible explanations for these. Its my goal to provide a satisfying examination of eight pieces of evidence in our universe, without wandering too deeply into esoteric scientific or. Stephen hawkings final book says theres no possibility of.
The conclusion is that if god needed a cause, then god is not god and if god is not god, then of course there is no god. After over 40 years of not believing that god exists, i was dared by a christian friend to read a book. Therefore, god has no need of being created, but, in fact, created the time dimension of our universe specifically for a reason so that cause and effect would exist for us. Reviews of books with scientific evidence that god exists. Why is our universe so precisely tailormade for the emergence of life. Astrophysicist and bestselling author hugh ross of the christian apologetics group reasons to believe giving a speech at regent university in november 2018.
Then if such a creature created god, then that creature must have also been created. And this is exactly how the bible describes god, and how god has revealed himself. Clearly, if god exists, it makes not only a tremendous difference for mankind in general, but it could make a lifechanging difference for you as well. The cosmological argument is an argument for the existence of god that says that god is the first cause that created the universe source. Judging by your name i suspect you may know the answer to your very perfect question. Who created god if god created everything, who created god. In other words, if god exists and is good, he should eliminate all evil. God is what grounds the existence of every contingent. Recommended books on the existence of god natasha crain. I was surprised to find that there was scientific evidence for the existence of god. Therefore, when we ask who created god, we must conclude that no one created him. The problem of the creator of god is the controversy regarding the hypothetical cause responsible for the existence of god, presuming god exists. Jan 02, 2020 god is the uncaused being that caused everything else to come into existence.
A common argument from atheists and skeptics is that if all things need a cause, then god must also need a cause. Thats the kind of argument that an atheist would have to develop in order to get the problem of evil off the ground as an objection to theism. By this, i presume the judeochristion notion of god. There is some history of christian and the jewish religions. The second interpretation is that god exists in more than one dimension of time. He also cohosts the awardwinning television program way of the master, airing in almost 200 countries. If everything needs a creator, then who or what created god. If god created all things good, why does evil exist. Yes, the bible provides compelling evidence that god exists. He reveals, in the bible, much about himself, and his plan and purpose for having created the whole universe andespeciallymankind, including you and me. Tom kirkpatrick holds a phd in accounting from the. Science proves the existence of god and the truth of the bible.
I suspect this is why christians speak of god as uncreated, or as having created himself. Apr 02, 2020 opinions on god are everywhere, but answering the question does god exist. Since therefore he has no beginning in time, he has always existed, so doesnt need a cause. Oct 17, 2018 in a new book that was published posthumously, stephen hawking, who died in march, wrote that it is impossible for god to exist in our universe. The second interpretation is that god exists in more than one dimension. Furthermore, to be created means that someone or something had to create it. God is the uncaused being that caused everything else to come into existence. God s crime scene brilliantly lays out the case for god s existence based on cumulative evidence from the origin of the universe, the finetuning of the universe, the origin of life, the design of life, our experience of consciousness, free will, and morality. No instead the bible is proof that god condones slavery, perpetuated a worldwide flood event that never happened and biblical contradictions. Many arguments claiming to prove the existence of god have been proposed throughout the centuries. God and relion provided a cultural foundation, quelled the fears of superstitious people, answered unanswerable questions about existence and life, and helped maintain law and.
He viewed creation as a scientist, and when he was called to discuss. Sep 09, 2014 yes, god is the first cause, the designer of life, the resurrected christ, the author of scripture, and the savior of christians. Your conversation partner might reply governments by man are ungodly and fallible. The one theology book all atheists really should read news. God is the uncreated creator who created the universe and everything in it.
Here are some recommended books for learning the apologetic, and the theology behind the apologetic. What is the best argument for the existence of god. That is, none of the above arguments really prove that god exists. However, since god created time, cause and effect would never apply to his existence.
God s crime scene is a unique apologetics overview, introducing a variety of arguments and lines of evidence for god s existence from the perspective of a cold case homicide detective. Many books and movies have been made to tell the countless stories of harsh, dishonest, cruel, selfish people who had an encounter with jesus christ and who changed into in loving, selfsacrificial, humble and tender people, who express the very heart and. If this is so, then there must have been a creator behind the created god. Reviews of books with scientific evidence that god exists x. He explains why god must exist because there is so much evidence. It encourages us to build faith in god, not by blindly believing religious assertions, but by using our power of reason and mental perception. In the biblical account of creation we read how god made everything and then god looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good genesis 1. Unlike many books of this sort, kreefts introduction aids the reader into the debate and if one is new to the questions of philosophy, the background provided become even more important. Aug 09, 2018 i gave in, and admitted that god was god, and knelt and prayed. This is the best proof that god exists in my opinion. Some of the evidence of man made religions are below.
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