The Existence of God

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This paper explains that, according to astrophysicists, society may never have a way of accessing any information about anything that occurred prior to the first milliseconds after the Big Bang; therefore, the truth of whether or not any God or Creator is responsible for the existence of the universe and life may never be known for lack of necessary data. However, the author continues, many 20th century philosophers believe that the harmony of nature proves the existence of a creator. Nonetheless, presently, the paper underscores, there is simply no logically sound argument to suggest that the existence of any God or Creator is even one iota more likely than not to be true.


Table of Contents:
Introduction
Analyzing the Issue Is Impossible because it Lies Outside the Realm of Human Intellect
The Mere Fact that We Exist Is Proof that a Creator Exists and the Inability to Explain Spontaneous Creation Proves that a Creator Is Necessary
Increasing Complexity Violates the Second Law of Thermodynamics
The Universe Could Not Have Come into Existence from Nothing
The Harmony of Nature Proves the Existence of a Creator
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Answering the question by reference to a God or Creator simply raises the exact same logical problems about the Creator: (1) if the self-creation of the universe is impossible, a self- created God is equally impossible; if spontaneous origin of the universe is impossible, a spontaneously originating Creator is equally impossible; and if the reality of the mechanism behind the origin of God is too complex to understand, it does not in any way explain or solve the perplexing problem about the existence of the universe."

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