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Why Does God Exist?

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Why Does God Exist?
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Why Does God Exist?
March 18, 2012 at 7:03 pm
My question is simple - what is the purpose of God's existence. Its not a matter of him/her/it existing but the question of WHY?

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RE: Why Does God Exist?
March 18, 2012 at 7:05 pm
To punish us for our sins.
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RE: Why Does God Exist?
March 18, 2012 at 7:08 pm
To love us Smile Unless we are bad. Grrr.
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RE: Why Does God Exist?
March 18, 2012 at 7:08 pm
I posed the same question ages ago. Never really got a good answer. I could add an additional question: Why does god exist?
Just to raise the bar a little. Big Grin
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan

Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.

Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.

You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
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RE: Why Does God Exist?
March 18, 2012 at 7:11 pm (This post was last modified: March 18, 2012 at 7:12 pm by Forsaken.)
(March 18, 2012 at 7:05 pm)Napoleon Wrote: To punish us for our sins.

^^ That would be secondary to the purpose of its existence. I know it was meant to a witty response. Wink

But seriously, what is the whole purpose of its existence? The existence of the universe, as we know it is just a matter of chance and there was an overwhelming odds against everything being created.
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RE: Why Does God Exist?
March 18, 2012 at 7:12 pm
(March 18, 2012 at 7:08 pm)Ace Otana Wrote: I posed the same question ages ago. Never really got a good answer. I could add an additional question: Why does god exist?
Just to raise the bar a little. Big Grin

Maybe the question is flawed to begin with. Maybe there just isn't a reason. Maybe that's just what existence is? Does existence need a reason?
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RE: Why Does God Exist?
March 18, 2012 at 7:14 pm
(March 18, 2012 at 7:12 pm)Napoleon Wrote:
(March 18, 2012 at 7:08 pm)Ace Otana Wrote: I posed the same question ages ago. Never really got a good answer. I could add an additional question: Why does god exist?
Just to raise the bar a little. Big Grin

Maybe the question is flawed to begin with. Maybe there just isn't a reason. Maybe that's just what existence is? Does existence need a reason?

Exactly, however that is the one answer I've never gotten from theists.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan

Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.

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RE: Why Does God Exist?
March 18, 2012 at 7:15 pm
(March 18, 2012 at 7:08 pm)Ace Otana Wrote: Why does god exist?
Just to raise the bar a little. Big Grin

Same as my question (title).

Quote:Maybe the question is flawed to begin with. Maybe there just isn't a reason. Maybe that's just what existence is? Does existence need a reason?

Exactly! It does not. Existence, is just that...existence.
But let me hear what the creationists have to offer.


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RE: Why Does God Exist?
March 18, 2012 at 7:15 pm
Without our creator who made us in his image, we couldn't know anything.

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James Holmes acted consistent with what evolution teaches. He evolved from an animal, and when he murdered those people, He acted like one. You can't say he's wrong since evolution made him that way.
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RE: Why Does God Exist?
March 18, 2012 at 7:16 pm
(March 18, 2012 at 7:15 pm)elunico13 Wrote: Without our creator who made us in his image, we couldn't know anything.

Thinking
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