Why Any Rational Person Has to Be a Theist
Simple logic should convince just about anyone that God exists. Atheist authors like Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins have invested a lot of time and developed a lot of impressive-sounding arguments to counter this simple logic, but they have done nothing to change the facts themselves. The fact is....God exists. It may not be possible to prove beyond all doubt the existence of the God of the Bible or the Quran, but no one can rationally deny that there is a God. Here's why:1. The Universe Began to Exist
According to the second law of thermodynamics, the universe is running down. It is literally running out of gas. This means that it can’t be eternal. An eternal universe would already have used its energy up, if that is one of the features of its existence.
Moreover, we have learned from the fields of mathematics and philosophy that it is logically nonsensical to assume an infinite number of events or moments. An eternal universe, and with it an eternal number of moments, is simply impossible. Thus, we can accept the overwhelming view of modern science that the universe began to exist (most scientists estimating that origin to be roughly 14-15 billion years ago).
2. Something that Began to Exist Must Have a "Cause"
Given the fact that the universe began to exist, it must have had a “cause” that originated it. Since the universe is the boundary within which we understand space, time, matter, and energy, the cause of the universe would have to be greater than - literally outside of - those limitations. Such an ultimate cause would be what the ancients called a “Necessary Being” – that is, a being which is necessary for all other beings ("Contingent Beings") to exist.
- The universe cannot be eternal, since it is literally running out of energy.
- Since the universe began to exist, it must have had a cause.
- Only God qualifies as a cause sufficient to account for the universe.
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casey
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01/02/2010
and Happy 2010 YAY!!
Casey
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01/02/2010
thx for telling not to kill myself
J.A.
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08/23/2009
Its Attorney didn't call me, so I still do
not know, don't think, if I can 'still' fail to testify to being happy to be an honest buddhist, forever to be, anyway, whatever It exists or not, please receive some better news of mine, just MY alternative to my disturbed mother's bad mood, which is her 'hobby,' if, when it comes to myself, so that I can of course become & believe in & so on, which of course & still needs no further explanation, apart from this fact that my labor situation is, what it doesn't seem to be: It's under obligation to be controlled by my wife & -self, greetings, arentved@in.com
Hey Brianna,
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08/13/2009
Even IF you were right that God doesn't exsist at least believing in Him taught me how to live in a state of happyness like I've never experienced before, free of HATE and the need to use fowl lanquage in every other word I write or that comes out of my mouth. I really do feel sorry for you and I will be praying for you friend.
nikolardo
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06/29/2009
flawed logic in a number of places: according to thermodynamics, the universe is not losing energy or gaining it. the amount of energy never changes, it just changes form. and using god as the initiator of the universe is not solving the problem of origins, but making a bigger one. If god can create the universe and oversee it, he must be waaaay more complicated than the universe. Where did god come from? it's cheating to say it created itself. It's simpler to have the universe spawn out of nothing than to have a god, which does not have to obey any laws of physics, spawn out of nothing and then create the universe. God is much less probable than the universe.
And everyone should take a look into the anthropic principle.
inimic666
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05/12/2009
if there was a god, i would have nailed him to the cross
As someone who values logic in decision making-
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05/05/2009
I would need to see arguments that do not reference the Bible as a source.
However, while I agree that something created the universe, I think your arugment diverges from logic once you:
1.) Assume it cares
2.) Assume there was a purpose we can truly understand
3.) That because there is a "god", it is a christian god
Hooper Bay, Alaska!!!
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02/08/2009
I believe in God.. but I need to repent so I may live in Heaven with all who I loved here on this disrepectful planet, this abnormal world, this living Hell. I'm glad that I believe in him, so I may seek my rightful place in Heaven amoung my family and friends and family of Christ. (All coming from a 17-yr-old Christian, who, I can tell, is smarter and wiser than you crackheads who say Jesus is humbug)
God
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12/01/2007
Your argument is clearly attempting to proove the existence of a false god, I say this because *I* am the only true god.
Ron, Christians have been predicting and preparing for the end of the world for centuries now... still hasn't happened. However, if people continue to neglect our earth, we really will have problems. Not because God is punishing us, but because people need to have more respect for the fragility of the societies and ecosystems in which we live.
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