God doesn't really exist, does he?

Question

Where is the scientific evidence that a 'higher being' exists?

Is it true that Christmas is a commercial scam for the shops to make more money?

Answer 1

No, god doesn't exist in reality, and only in the imaginations of believers.

There is no scientific evidence that supports the existence of any god.

Christmas is an important holiday for retailers to make their annual sales goals.

Answer 2

I could go into a range of scientific results and theories which imply that there is something more than a simple material universe. Most interpretations of quantum physics concede at some point that there is something in the universe beyond the material. Usually this is described as an observer or consciousness of some sort. However if you are interested, you can seek out that information. (Based on the questions you ask I suspect that you will dismiss it out of hand anyway, insisting that a satisfactory materialist alternative will be found, in precisely the same manner as some theists assert on faith that a theistic theory will be found. Current scientific knowledge does not prove the existence of a God, but neither does it support a purely mechanistic, materialist universe.) I will simply state that absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, and your assertion (veiled as a question though it may be) is a logical fallacy.



As to your second question, yes that seems to be what it has become in the last few decades.

Answer 3

Academia states that in the absence of proof of the existence of something it must be deemed not to exist until verifiable proof is found - thus god is held not to exist pending some sort of verifiable evidence.



There is not one single mention of Jesus in the entire Roman record - that is right - not one! At the same time as he was supposed to have been around there were a number of Jews claiming to be the messiah - all of whom are well recorded!



There is not a single contemporary record from any source and even the bible mentions of him like all other references were not written until many years after his supposed death!



He was supposed to have been a huge problem to the Romans and produced wonderful miracles but still not one contemporary record?



Even the bible mentions of him like all other references were not written until many years after his supposed death!



Pilate is recorded in the Roman record as a somewhat lack luster man but no mention of a Jesus, a trial or crucifixion that would surely have been used to make him look brighter!



At best he was an amalgam of those others but almost certainly never existed!



The Roman Emperor Constantine produced the bible and he was a pagan not god!!! He took the Jewish religion and basing it on the Mithras religion, organized it into Christianity and then into the Holly Roman Catholic Church!! Not in Israel or any of the countries of supposed origin but entirely ITALIAN!



Not one word of it is contemporary with the period and was not written until several hundred years after the period the story is set in!! How did the apostles write their books more than a hundred years after they would have been dead?



What a wonder full disinformation and deception campaign he waged against his Jewish enemies by turning them into his invented Christianity - so good in fact that Christians are still following the deception to this day!



The first person to provide a shred of verifiable evidence for God will become world famous and mega rich!! Ain't happened yet and it never will!

Answer 4

Here is The God Morality Dilemma! by R.Ries 1987

1. Does your morality come from God or the bible?

Or In otherwords you may ask where does a religious persons morality come from but be prepared for a long, long answer that ends up as god or bible.

Either answer works



1a. Do you believe in the 10 commandments?

This answer only shows if religious person rationally knows that the new testament and old testament are invariably linked and can not be separated.



2. Can God Change his mind or rules for us to follow at any time, either now or in the future?

The only answer to this can be yes!



3. Do you believe your Gods word absolute?

The only answer they can give if they believe is "Yes"



4. If or When god orders you to kill your own child, would you?



Just one of many instances of evidence that god can, will and does order it's followers to Murder Sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, Family and Friends in Exodus 32:26-29





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Just look at just a few of the many other Christians and how they interact with the world around them.



Ask your self this questiong, do you want your children to be a part of these christian based groups?

Waco Texas - Christians

Jones Town - Christians

KKK - Christians

Nazism - Christians

Adolph Hitler - Catholic



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEQuW2v6U2o

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_terrorism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-abortion_violence

Answer 5

Whether he does or not is irrelevant.Are you a good person?Do you have compassion and empathy for others?Are you capable of love on different levels?Christmas has become commercial,for those that think it's about giving the best present.Christmas is also about being able to give freely to another with out explaining how much you care.It could be free,like giving company to someone you know is alone at Christmas.It's not even about the act of giving it is about showing you care.Corporations just take advantage of peoples shared feeling of caring,and try to make a buck off of it.

Answer 6

The best selling book of all time says that God (the Christian God) exists.

The world, life, and nature show that God exists. Could all this come about because something went bang? Where did the original, very first,material that went bang come from? Test: Accelerate the big bang--throw a lit stick of dynamite in the air. Did/will diverse life come from it? Ever heard about geological digs & findings that coincide with the Bible? I have. Ever heard about the Dead Sea Scrolls-what they say and mean? I have. Look into these things.

Answer 7

This is not directed at you, just a short commentary and based on personal experience. I have a friend that once stated that when it comes to cars, all he knew was you put gas in one end, oil in the other end and sit in the middle. I was working on his car at the time and had parts all over the driveway, leaving him wondering if it would ever see the road again. I could easily have completely dismantled his car and put it back together in better shape than it had been since it was new.



I have asked questions of Atheists and believers alike. I have answered questions proffered by both groups. Many of them involved the words and concepts involved in:



Faith

Evidence

Science

Proof

Scientific Principles

Scientific Method



and other similar ones.



I have just about quit even using those words in R&S since very few here have an understanding of them much better than my friend has about automobiles. My understanding of them is on as deep a level as I understood his car. Unless we speak the same language and have an at least close and similar understanding of "scientific evidence," or even mere "evidence" then I would be wasting my time trying to offer you evidence and you would be wasting your time trying to understand what I meant by evidence or how what I offered qualified as evidence. Show me that your understanding is on a similar level to mine and I will gladly offer you more, and do it convincingly. But until then I will offer this only, and it is to be taken as nothing more than an asseveration. [Apparently none of the Atheists that have responded to my questions understand the vast chasm that separates circular reasoning from asseverations and accused me of circular reasoning. I am still shaking my head at their ... not sure what to call it. And not get reported, that is. ;) ]



But here is my assertion, and I am more than ready to back if up, though it would take pages rather than the few sentences allowed here. Were there no God, the Baha'i Faith could not exist. The Baha'i Faith exists therefore there must be a God, but only one. If the Baha'i Faith is what it claims to be, then all religions and all people (Atheists included) are equally loved by and derive their inspiration from that one God. Furthermore, if the Baha'i Faith is what it claims to be then a lasting world peace is beckoning from an ever-brightening horizon. If it is not what it claims to be, then there is no god, no true religion and world peace will forever remain an empty hope and an idle pipe dream.



Some people claim all faith is blind, but my faith is a carefully considered, carefully reasoned and very reasonable, rational and defensible faith. Were atheist Stephen Roberts (1901-1971) standing in front of me this moment, I would say back to him, “I contend that we are both men of faith. I just have faith in one more thing than you do, and for very good reason. When you fully understand why I disdain all the devisers of superstitions and dismiss the gods of vain imaginings, you will understand why I believe in my God, and you will believe also." -- B. Knott Wildered (Not my real name, but the quote is mine.)



Here is a start for you, if you really want an answer and are willing to think for yourself. Read



Thief in the Night by William Sears.



All but the last few pages (references for the most part) are available in Baha'i Ocean. You can download it for free and I will shortly provide a link. If that piques your interest or whets your appetite, then read



I Shall Come Again by Hushidar Motlagh and

He Cometh With Clouds by Gary L Matthews



also:



The Earth is but One Country by John Huddleston

The Baha'i Faith: The Emerging Global Religion by William S. Hatcher, J. Douglas Martin



If you can read all of that and still say there is no God, come tell me why and maybe I will quit (once again) believing also.



I also am including a link to an online version of a magazine describing the Baha'i Faith. A newer and different version is available from your local Baha'i Community. Excerpted from the cover of that magazine, which is a publication of the Baha'i International Community:



In just over 150 years, the Baha’i Faith has grown from an obscure movement in the Middle East to the second-most widespread of the independent world religions. Embracing people from more than 2,100 ethnic, racial and tribal groups, it is quite likely the most diverse organized body of people on the planet. Its unity challenges prevailing theories about human nature and the prospects for our common future.



http://www.bahai.com/thebahais/



Christmas a scam? I will just agree that it is overly commercialized. Is Valentine's Day a scam? Mother's Day?

Answer 8

yes say for example if the earth was 1 more inch towards the sun we would burn and away we would freeze. also even darwin in his death bed said there must be a higher being this could not all be from nothing and WOW God said do not test him he will not write on the website because he does not have to

Answer 9

He certainly IS real, but we can't prove it to you. If you'd had the experiences of God that many of us have you wouldn't need to ask that question.

Christmas has indeed been hi-jacked to make money, hypocritical atheists who claim not to believe in Jesus use it as an excuse to get piss­ed out of their minds.... sad really.

Answer 10

Al- Quran 23:12-14

“Man We did create From a quintessence; Then We placed him As (a drop of) sperm In a place of rest, firmly fixed; Then We made the sperm Into a clot of congealed blood; Then of that clot We made A (foetus) lump; then We Made out of that lump Bones and clothed the bones With flesh; then We developed Out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, The Best to create!”



In this verse Allah states that man is created from a small quantity of liquid which is placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed (well established or lodged) for which the Arabic word qarârin makîn is used.



The uterus is well protected from the posterior by the spinal column supported firmly by the back muscles. The embryo is further protected by the amniotic sac containing the amniotic fluid. Thus the foetus has a well protected dwelling place. This small quantity of fluid is made into alaqah, meaning something which clings. It also means a leech-like substance. Both descriptions are scientifically acceptable as in the very early stages the foetus clings to the wall and also appears to resemble the leech in shape. It also behaves like a leech (blood sucker) and acquires its blood supply from the mother through the placenta. The third meaning of the word alaqah is a blood clot. During this alaqah stage, which spans the third and fourth week of pregnancy, the blood clots within closed vessels. Hence the embryo acquires the appearance of a blood clot in addition to acquiring the appearance of a leech. In 1677, Hamm and Leeuwenhoek were the first scientists to observe human sperm cells (spermatozoa) using a microscope. They thought that a sperm cell contained a miniature human being which grew in the uterus to form a newborn. This was known as the perforation theory. When scientists discovered that the ovum was bigger than the sperm, it was thought by De Graf and others that the foetus existed in a miniature form in the ovum. Later, in the 18th century Maupertuis propagated the theory of biparental inheritance. The alaqah is transformed into mudghah which means ‘something that is chewed (having teeth marks)’ and also something that is tacky and small which can be put in the mouth like gum. Both these explanations are scientifically correct. Prof. Keith Moore took a piece of plaster seal and made it into the size and shape of the early stage of foetus and chewed it between the teeth to make it into a ‘Mudgha’. He compared this with the photographs of the early stage of foetus. The teeth marks resembled the ‘somites’ which is the early formation of the spinal column.



This mudghah is transformed into bones (izâm). The bones are clothed with intact flesh or muscles (lahm). Then Allah makes it into another creature. Prof. Marshall Johnson is one of the leading scientists in US, and is the head of the Department of Anatomy and Director of the Daniel Institute at the Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia in US. He was asked to comment on the verses of the Qur’aan dealing with embryology. He said that the verses of the Qur’aan describing the embryological stages cannot be a coincidence. He said it was probable that Muhammad (pbuh) had a powerful microscope. On being reminded that the Qur’aan was revealed 1400 years ago, and microscopes were invented centuries after the time of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Prof. Johnson laughed and admitted that the first microscope invented could not magnify more than 10 times and could not show a clear picture. Later he said: “I see nothing here in conflict with the concept that Divine intervention was involved when Muhammad (pbuh) recited the Qur’aan.”



According to Dr. Keith Moore, the modern classification of embryonic development stages which is adopted throughout the world, is not easily comprehensible, since it identifies stages on a numerical basis i.e. stage I, stage II, etc. The divisions revealed in the Qur’aan are based on distinct and easily identifiable forms or shapes, which the embryo passes through. These are based on different phases of prenatal development and provide elegant scientific descriptions that are comprehensible and practical. Similar embryological stages of human development have been described in the following verses:



Al- Quran 75:37:39

“Was he not a drop Of sperm emitted (In lowly form)? Then did he become a clinging clot; Then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) In due proportion. And of him He made Two sexes, male and female.”



Al- Quran 83:7-8

“Him Who created thee, fashioned thee in due proportion, And gave thee a just bias; In whatever Form He wills, Does He put thee together.”

Answer 11

yes he does exist



Is it true that Christmas is a commercial scam for the shops to make more money? no





creation reveals god

Answer 12

I don't believe so. Christmas is quite commercial nowadays yes, but I still love getting the gifts and drinking too much : )

Answer 13

Tell drumdude to look up M theory.



While you are at it, whats the scientific proof of the source of gravity ?



Since the elusive "Higgs Boson" particle has yet to be identified or proven to exist, I guess we aren't here either.

Answer 14

I believe we and all ARE GOD. There is no separation. Sparks of, call it what you like. We only live within our mental boundaries. Beyond this ,i believe, is something we wouldnt be able to comprehend-THE SOURCE!

Answer 15

god DOES exist.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/07/health/07brain.html

science

Answer 16

Even if there was, what do you think flashy tricks is, godlike? "Higher?" If some guy just started to make fish appear out of thin air, your the type that would say, "oh look its God!!" Maybe, you have some kind of different notion and think God is more like the man that comes down from the sky, and instead of giving you fish, gives you snakes, and lepers, because of what you have done so miserable in your life, like love your family, and eat food. Sinner. -_-

Answer 17

No, he doesn't, and yes, it is. However, Christmas is also a real religious holiday. It's simply one that has been co-opted over the years as a commercial enterprise of mammoth proportions.

Answer 18

God exists whether you believe it or not, blessed is the one that has not seen yet believes.

Answer 19

If we were supposed to examine God in the same way we examine a rock, then he wouldn't be God anymore, would he?

Answer 20

God exists in you.

Answer 21

tell me WHY the big bang started? and what there was b4 it...



im guessing some being or some force started it, unless some particles just decided to start exploding..



but WAIT, howd the particles get there in the first place?? must be God.

Answer 22

No, he doesn't.



There is no scientific evidence.



Yes, that's what Christmas turned into. Poor Pagans, getting their holiday stolen and everything.

Answer 23

God isn't real. Prove to me he his.

Answer 24

No.

Answer 25

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Does God exist Hypothesis's

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Remember what can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence, this is the reason for the god test, it shows we can dismiss thier assertions very easily since they have

no evidence at all.



Hypothesis: Does your God Exist?



Data Collection and Test:



This test will show either the gods/devils are not as powerful as claimed or they do not exist at all, in either case they do not deserve anyones worship.



Here is a simple god/devil test

1. God you will post on every Forum, Blog, FAQ and Yahoo Answers Category on the internet in exactly 30 seconds (GMT) after this post has been made. You will post world wide and your post will state the following:



"I am god, I exist"



A) In every Forum, Blog, FAQ and Yahoo Answers Category must have the same exact time stamp based on human time GMT.



2. Mr. Devil you will post on every Forum, Blog, FAQ and Yahoo Answers Category on the internet in exactly 30 seconds (GMT) after this post has been made. You will post world wide and your post will state the following:



"I am devil, I exist"



A) In every Forum, Blog, FAQ and Yahoo Answers Category must have the same exact time stamp based on human time GMT.



This simple test shows the devil does not exist and god does not exist. Furthermore, there is nothing that states we can not test the devil or god for that mater.



The bible only states its believers do not test god.



On the other hand there is nothing written anywhere that states we should not or can not test the devil so we tested both for completeness.



Note that since god and devil are two dependent deities, if we show one does not exist then the other does not exist.



Theory God does not exist

**We have shown that gods of any kind do not exit exists

**There is no god and there is no devil ;-)



Now happier times are a head for all people

Remember what can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence, this is the reason for the god test, it shows we can dismiss thier assertions very easily since they have

no evidence at all.