| Questions And Possible Answers
The answers to these questions are based on the information I currently
have in my possession as of November 2011. If I receive additional
information, in the future, I will modify my answers.
With that said, I'm only attempting to answer these questions as best as
I possibly can. The last thing I want to do is provide you with false
information or lead you, maliciously, towards any answer, which would
support a religious or spiritual organization.
In other words, the answers you are about to read, just might make
rational sense.
1. Can anyone on the planet prove that God (The creator of the
universe) exists?
No, however, the definition of the word God plays an important role in
answering the question. For example, if I named my dog God and you
weren’t talking about the creator of the universe, then I would need to
modify my answer.
2. Can anyone on the planet prove that God was created?
No, however if you have rational satisfactory evidence, I would love to
see it. We can't use Bible verses or other religious text, unless they
can be validated.
A Bible verse that suggests, God is eternal or that God always existed,
wouldn't be considered rational evidence, because it can be rationally
doubted.
3. Can anyone on the planet, prove, the Christian God created the
universe?
No, again, we can examine as much information as possible, but if it
doesn’t provide us with a rational explanation, it wouldn't be very
helpful.
Anyone can pick up the Holy Bible and read a few verses from it, during
worship and convince their patrons, to believe practically anything they
desire, but what do you really have in the end, if the information
cannot be practically applied to producing a rational conclusion.
Most Christians won't even entertain, the idea of another God, but what
if another God created the universe or even Satan. The only difference
between a Hindu, Buddhist and a Christian is the information they're
willing to examine or think about.
4. Can religious scholars or scientists provide us with a valid
conclusion, which cannot be rationally doubted, about the creation of
God?
No, definitely no, sprinkled with a little sugar on top. There is a lot
of talk, but that's usually where it stops. Just the other day I asked a
woman, if she believed God existed and she said,” I believe God exists.”
I don't really know why I asked the question again, a little
differently. I said,” Do you know God exists.” That's when she looked me
square in the eyes and said, like she wasn't going to answer the
question again, you dummy, so pay attention,” I believe God exists.”
Then I said, “Do you believe or do you know?”
If I could have read her mind, it probably would have went something
like this. You've got to be the dumbest person, I've ever met, simply
because you can't understand a simple response.
She looked at me again and repeated her answer, exactly how she said it
before. That's when I realized, she only believed he existed, but didn't
know for sure.
That's where most religious followers actually stand, even though they
often provide you with an illusion, they really know, what they’re
talking about. In other words, it's difficult for them to provide you
with a valid conclusion.
5. Can we use the Holy Bible or other religious textbooks, to prove
that God was or was not created?
No, it would be difficult to pick up any book, ever written and find
enough rational evidence, to prove God was or was not created. The Holy
Bible provides us with an illusion of the truth, but rarely provides us
with rational facts, supported by realistic evidence that cannot be
doubted rationally.
Religious leaders have done a fantastic job, convincing faithful
followers, to believe, without knowing for sure, whether or not the Holy
Bible is actually a book of facts. The only way it will ever become a
book of facts, would be to provide us with enough evidence, to convince
everyone, it is, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
6. Is God eternal?
I don't know, because in order to answer this question, I would need to
validate the existence of God.
Anyone who says that God is eternal, with out any rational evidence to
support their claims probably doesn't know what they're talking about. I
said that in a nice way, but realistically, anyone who makes a claim
about anything, without having enough evidence to support it, doesn't
know what they're talking about and could be a liar.
7. Could something come from nothing?
I don't know, however I would like to stress the word “maybe,” because
if nothing, existed and something actually came from it, then it would
be possible. Let's face it, unless the universe always existed or at
least portions of it, then it would have never been created and we would
have no need to find a creator.
If it never existed, but was created, then we would have a creator, but
that leads us back to our original question,” Who created the creator?”
It really is the ultimate question and if it's ever found could change
some of the things we believe.
8. Does everything need to have a beginning?
I don't know, but it seems like it would. People are born and then they
die, animals, insects and every creature on the planet, that we are
familiar with, has a beginning and an end, so why wouldn’t everything
have a beginning.
I’ve heard plenty of Christians and other religious scholars say
something along these lines. Humans don't have the capacity to
understand God or our finite minds, can't understand infinity.
If it’s true and we can't currently understand God, then we’ll need to
work with the things we can't understand, until we do. In my opinion, I
can't imagine something always existing, because practically everything
we understand today had some type of beginning.
9. Why won't atheists and other nonbelievers, examine all of the
evidence?
Because, most of the evidence, religious followers produce, rarely
answers complicated questions, rationally. A fantastic example of this
is the evidence in the articles above.
It would be difficult to remain an atheist today, if you haven't already
examined all of the evidence. Unlike some religions, atheism doesn't
teach anyone, what they can and cannot examine.
10. Why won't Christians, Jews and Muslims examine all of the
evidence?
Because they are taught, “Not To,” by their leaders and other religious
followers. I know a couple of Christians who actually view atheists as
something evil, but don't have the first clue, where they got the idea
from.
The last thing you want your patrons to do, especially if they are
filling the coffers with cash is find out that you can't provide them
with rational answers, to some of these questions.
The End
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