Philosophy: Existence of God

[vashti]

now I want to ask you a question. If God is perfect, why did he create the universe? What could possibly cause a perfect entity who's existed forever to suddenly get bored one day and create the universe?

I wouldn't argue that god is perfect (even if he/she exists). Why did god create the universe? Maybe God needed worshippers. Without worshippers, after all, who could one be "God" to? A king with no subjects is powerless...

(Just playing devil's advocate... )

[RSK]

God is a Concept by which we measure our pain.
-John Lennon

[Mish]

Ya know, Neo, I was saying "right on!" to all your posts until I got to this:

Discloses a blind spot, I think, since the point of a belief is that it has no evidence to "support it." That's why it's a belief.

I think some people don't understand the concept of that word. Change the word "God" into the "the mysterious, scientific laws and forces of the universe" and you will find that most people who don't believe in God, will believe in that (Even though both can be interpreted as one and the same only with different names)

[vashti]

We are back to the same old tired argument.

Die, thread, die.

[NeoSeminole]

Mishanya, we already discussed this. Scientific theories have mounds of evidence to support them. For example, the Big Bang is supported by cosmic background radiation, doppler red shifts, and ratios of chemical elements in the universe. Gravity is also a scientific theory. We can observe the effects of gravity everyday. However, God has absolutely no shred of evidence to support his existence. Are you honestly telling me the belief in gravity takes as much faith as believing in God(s)?

[Cybog]

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