Evidence God Exists

[AngelThMan]

AngelThMan wrote:
We don't have any evidence that disproves a God. If we do, can you explain?

The Problem of Evil

The presence of evil does not deny the existence of God. The bible acknowledges that there is evil.

It is claimed that God is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent.

But evil exists
- If God doesn't know about evil he is not omniscient.
- If God knows about evil but cannot stop it, he is not omnipotent.
- If God knows about evil and he can stop it but doesn't, he is not omnibenevolent.

The way you explain it here is too simplistic. It almost turns God into a superhero. Someone gets in trouble, and God is supposed to come to the rescue, or he doesn't exist. That's not what God is about. He is much more complex than that. Since man has free will, he is given the choice on how to carry himself. We are not God's robots or puppets. He did not create us that way. In some cases, the free will he gives us will manifest itself in evil behavior. Those who have faith in the Lord will be placed under his umbrella of protection.

To give you an idea of how serious this problem is for the religionists, it is worth pointing out that some of them have suggested that evil does not exist. Serial killers are not evil, they are actually good people... Not as good as you and me, but still good. And nothing evil has happened to the victims; the victim just happened to be in a place where there was a little less than usual amount of good!

I myself agree this is a clumsy way of explaining evil. Most Christians do not believe this. Just because a few kooks came up with this concept doesn't mean atheists should use it to try to disprove the existence of God.

The mere fact that apologists find it necessary to raise such a ludicrous defense of their God is enough to suggest that the conclusions drawn from the problem of evil are more effective than they would ever dare to admit.

We can't always know why things happen the way they do. If God says there are mysteries that will be revealed later, why do people insist they need to know everything right now? We don't always know why evil occurs to 'seemingly' innocent people or countries, but God may have his reasons.

Only God truly understand the heart of a person and the amount of faith they possess. Just because someone calls themselves a Christian and goes to church every Sunday doesn't mean they truly are. Is evil or misfortune happening to that person for a reason? Only God knows.

God hates idolatry. A nation that systematically worships false Gods may experience his wrath. Who knows? My point is that God may have his reasons for allowing evil to exist in this world. It's too simplistic to say that because evil exists, God doesn't.