Is it possible that God is real or is he fake?

Question

I am confused and have different views. Lots of religious people say "I know God is real" so I ask them for proof. But from the proof they give me its clear that they "think" God is real.
I myself dont know if he is real or not but I would never go around saying "I know God is real" or "I know God is not real". I simple say "I dont know"
I will also never go around to people houses spreading the word. For me to do that I have to be DEAD CERTAIN that God is real. By that I mean, Jesus has to come down and take pictures with me so I could prove it to people!

I am going to go over a few things that make me say "I dont know"

1) I don't know who created this world so it could be God or it could have always existed like God
2) I dont know if he answer prayers or people just get things because of cause and effect. Just because someone prayed to get better doesn't mean God did it. The Doctor, your body and the medication had a part to play to. Besides atheists, animals, satanists...etc get healed as well,
Plus you gotta remember hungry kids in Africa dont get blessed all the time, but Tyler Perry got blessed and he is a millionaire. So sometimes God watches kids starve while he gives people millions of dollars and fame.
4) The holy book could have been written by God but then again it is filled with common sense stuff a human of 2012 can write by himself. I never had to read the bible to know that I shouldn't kill someone, its human instinct
5) there is no sound proof such as remains, skeletons, sightings...etc. All we go on is a holy book and faith. I cant possibly say "I know God is real" Just because I think or have faith that he is real. They are two different worlds with two different meaning.
I 'know' I am typing this, but I dont 'know' God is real
6) Some people say that he spoke to them but what if these people are crazy. religious people are not exempt from being crazy or deluded. So next time you hair a religious person say that you must ask yourself that question. No one deserves special treatment so its OK to assume that a religious person may be crazy

So those are the reason I say "I dont know if God is real".
If you "know" God is real then PLEASE provide us with some hard proof that EVERYONE can witness. Dont tell us about your experiences or the bible because thats not really proof. It may be your proof but it doesnt qualify as worldwide proof since people have different experiences and people have other religions
If you dont have any then guess what? Deep down inside you "think: God is real. If you still say you "know" then your brain isnt functioning correctly. The brain is designed to keep you safe, the brain doesnt know a bridge is present if none of your senses conform it. It must verify it first to come to that conclusion so you wont drive off the cliff and die!

Answer 1

Fake

Answer 2

Are you real? How can that be, but God cannot be real? When you think you know it all, just back up and look out at a clear night sky...The more truths I learn, the more I realize, that there are so many more truths to learn...



10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?



Luke 17:21Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

Answer 3

1) You assume that the universe was created. We know that things can come into being without having been created, so that's an unwarranted assumption.



2) Look up the word "coincidence".



4) There are dozens of "holy" books. The Christian Bible was put together by consensus - we know where, when and by whom it was done. ("Canon" means "what we agree with".)



6) We have a bicameral mind. Some people's minds aren't fully integrated. What they"hear" as god are their own thoughts, but they don't recognize them as such. (This has been demonstrated thousands of times in people with certain brain injuries.)



There has NEVER been ANY objective evidence that ANY god has EVER objectively existed, so the default position is to not accept the assertion that any god is objectively real. (Gods are all "real" in the sense that they exist in the minds of those who believe in them - subjective existence.)

Answer 4

There's no point in asking for "hard proof"; you ought to know by now there isn't any. The point of having a belief system, rather than just collecting proven facts, is to deal with all the questions for which we don't have settled answers. Since those questions start with the ones about right and wrong, it's pretty hard to avoid them.



I happen to believe God is real.



But I also think the God any one of us imagines cannot possibly be quite the same as the real God, because human minds are too limited. So God, as any of us thinks of God, is also "fake," in a way. One way to deal with that is to refuse to believe in any God; another way is to bear in mind that the God we believe in is not the same and the God we imagine.



Either way works, and in the absence of proof, either way is equally valid. There's freedom of choice here.





A word on "knowing"; you are using the word as though it means "having proof." That is a very restricted modern use of the word; it also means, quite legitimately, "having familiarity." Those who say they "know" there is a God are saying they are familiar with the concept and used to living with that as an underlying assumption, and that's an entirely valid use of the word.



You're entitled to point out they lack proof. You're not entitled to claim they're saying something they're not, just so you can dump on them.

Answer 5

Hi!



I am jus putting down what I believe. Its up to you to accept it or leave it.

There is a God who is real. He jus doesn't show Himself to ppl cos thats the way He is- He has given us the free will to choose what we believe or don't believe. And this is where faith comes in. Faith is belief in the unseen, the hope of what is to come.The existence of God is a very interesting topic that we could go on arguing about. But its Faith that makes the difference. I just want to share this story with you. Hope you find it useful.



A man went to a barber shop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects.



When they eventually touched on the subject of a God, the barber said:

"I don't believe that God exists."



Why do you say that?" asked the customer.



"Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine a loving God who allow all of there things"



The custome thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he did not want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop. Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt.



The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber: "You know what? Barbers do not exist."



"How can you say that?" asked the barber. "I am here, and I am a barber, and I just worked on you"



"No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside."



"Ah, but barbers DO exist! What happens is, people do not come to me."



"Exactly!" - affirmed the customer "That's the point! God, too, DOES exist!

what happens, is people don't go to Him and do not look for Him, That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

Answer 6

if mathematic isn't an opinion then it cannot be possible that god is real or is he fake

Answer 7

virtually no I do think that you can safely say that god is real or is he fake that easily is possible

Answer 8

Imagine...we live in a universe where you dont have to be created...and the big bang was an event that started just like this...and everything that followed was a consequence of this one event...and no god was involved. What you describe for your god, imagine it for the big bang. Same idea. And in the case of the big bang...we have data and research showing it did happen. For god...the data is pretty weak...apart from people saying "yes he exists".

Answer 9

that god is real or is he fake isn't that far thinking

Answer 10

I can safely make the statement: "a non-deistic God is not real and a deistic God probably isn't real" and a deistic God is pretty pointless anyway so I might as well say "God is not real".

Answer 11

If I am driving doen the road and see a sign that says ;bridge ahead', then I have faith that there is a bridge ahead. I don't need to actually see the bridge at that point to believe it is there.

When I see the creation around me, I do not need to actually see God to know that he exists.

Answer 12

Definitely real---you wouldn't be here asking this question and taking the very breath you are now if He wasn't.

Answer 13

YEH RIGHT well if you would stop typing so much EVERYONE WOULD BELIEVE IN GOD ..doesnt GOD give to those whom he trusts more so they can help the starving children.... so theres no slam dunk... true theres like too much fame but they have to do alotta charitys. wha wha wha hey lifes not fair ......... GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF THE WHOLE WORLD BE STILL AND KNOW THAT HE IS GOD....

Answer 14

Good luck getting any actual answers... He's prolly fake, so say f-it and live like he doesn't exist

Answer 15

God is real and He is real even if you do not believe it. Seek what is the truth.



1. We do not need to know all things about the universe and creation and about god for us to have enough of knowledge about God and about His nature. Read the Bible, it is God's eyewitness account about things that has happened in the past.



2. God answers to our prayers and sometimes the answer is no, sometimes yes and sometimes He asks us to wait.



4. God did not write the Bible. The Bible is God's inspired Word written by chosen people. God is reliable



5. The Bible is time tested. The OT is the same today as it was at the time of Jesus and it foretold things about Jesus arrival and life and death and resurrection



6. Seek what is the truth. Bible writers were very trusted

Answer 16

A remarkable question.

Adherent of many religions are at times blinded to such a point that they fail to apply logic or reason to their faith or beliefs. For example, Saint Thomas Aquinas, the most rational of Christian theologians, stopped the use of reason when it came to the basic fundamentals of Christian faith. He then tried to justify faith. So to ask "why Christianity?" is an illegitimate question. However, Allah invites the question as to "why Islam?".“We have certainly made clear to you the signs, if you will use reason.”3:118

Islam is a rational system which not only allows questions but raises knowledge to a new level of dignity and respect. No other religion has exalted knowledge and its pursuit, as has Islam. In fact, for the first time in human history, a religious book invited people to question the creation of the universe and stated that in it (the universe) were signs for people of understanding. ‘In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, there are Signs for people of intelligence.’ (Surah Ali-‘Imran: 190-191) “He directs the whole affair. He makes the Signs clear so that hopefully you will be certain about the meeting with your Lord.” (Chapter Ra'd: 2)



Everything in Islam is subject to rational pursuit.

Islam is an intellectual and historical religion. There are no secrets and no mysteries which cannot be understood by an ordinary person.

We should, therefore, refrain from forming particular ideology or opinion prior to witnessing clear evidence-just as Islam advises us.



The Qur'an, this extraordinary book which was revealed to the Seal of the Prophets, Muhammad (peace and blessings of Almighty be upon him), is a source of inspiration and true knowledge. “Allah Himself is witness that there is no God save Him. And the angels and the men of learning too are witness…There is no God save Him, the Almighty, the Wise.”3:18.The book of Islam-no matter what subject it refers to-is being proved as Allah's Word as each new piece of historical, scientific or archaeological information comes to light. Facts about scientific subjects and the news delivered to us about the past and future, facts that no being could have known at the time of the Qur'an's revelation, are announced in its verses. It is impossible for this information to have been known with the level of knowledge and technology available in 7th century Arabia. With this in mind, shan’t we allow our common sense to speak on behalf of us awhile?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known that our atmosphere is made up of seven layers?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known the precise date of the lunar landings?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known the exact ratio of the sea to the land?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known the atomic number every single element?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known the genetic code of all living organisms?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known that the star ‘Sirius’ is the brightest star in the night sky?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known that the universe is "steadily expanding," as the Qur'an puts it, when modern scientists have only in recent decades put forward the idea of the "Big Bang"?

“And He shows you His signs. So, which of the signs of Allah do you deny?” 40:81

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known about the fact that each individual's fingertips are absolutely unique, when we have only discovered this fact recently, using modern technology and modern scientific equipment?

Could anyone in 7th century Arabia have known about black holes, Pulsars, the Rosette Nebula, sub-atomic particles, quantum physics, fossilization and iron content, the layers of Earth, the weight of clouds, the relativity of Time, the Force of Gravity, the Orbital Movements, the sun’s trajectory, the programming in genes, the sun’s hydrogen and helium content, or many other facts scientists of our day are only just beginning to discover?

The only answer to these questions is thus : the Qur'an is the Word of the Almighty Allah, the Originator of everything and the One Who encompasses everything with His knowledge. In one verse, Allah says, "If it had been from other than Allah, they would have found many inconsistencies in it." (Qur'an, 4:82) Every piece of information the Glorious Qur'an contains reveals the secret miracles of this divine book.

Answer 17

No. All gods are fake.

Answer 18

yes god is real



yes i know god is real he talks to me and lives in me