Arguments for the existence of GOD
Over-
view:
- Motivation vs. fact
- Argument from Morality
- Argument from Revelation
- Ontological Argument
The Flying Spaghetti Monster
Motivation to believe
Hard to believe that suffering &happiness are accidental
Argument from Morality
No GOD = no morality, justice, love, "real" meaning of life
Argument from Revelation
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Torah: in the book of Deuteronomy GOD instructs the Israelites to commit atrocities/genocides.
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New Testament: Jesus promises eternal suffering to anyone who doesn't believe him.
the Lord our God delivered him over to us and we struck him down, together with his sons and his whole army. At that time we took all his towns and completely destroyed them—men, women and children. We left no survivors.
(Deuteronomy 2:33-34, NIV)
Ontological Argument
Why is there something rather than nothing?
Science does not well explain:
- Origin of the Universe (including matter, energy & laws of physics)
- Origin of life on Earth
- Consciousness / Human Brain
- Quantum Physics
Ontology proofs the existence of GOD, as much as it proofs:
- ...that Zeus created the Universe
- the FSM created Earth in 7 days
- the Universe doesn't exist, there is just a hologram.
- we don't exist, there is just the Matrix...
Thank you &
GOD bless you
References:
- Slavoj Žižek, God in Pain: Inversions of Apocalypse (find on Youtube)
- Robert Anton Wilson, Quantum Psychology. New Falcon Publications
- Richard Dawkins: The God Delusion. Mariner Books (January 16, 2008)