Just a lil essay...

The pie wrote this for philosophy class. Tell me what you guys think lol.

Is there a god? This question is so simple but yet it remains one of the hardest questions to answer today in modern society. I have asked many different people this question and have gotten so many various answers, it’s unbelievable. For example, I have a highly religious friend who is a strong believer in god and will immediately jump all over everybody who denies the existence of him. On the contrary, my stepmom is an extreme atheist and thinks that any form of religion is a lie. The most difficult thing about the two sides is we really no sufficient evidence to prove either point of view. We can argue that there is a god, but if he really does exist, then how come nobody has ever physically seen Him? We can argue that there is no god, but then how did the universe come into existence if the big bang theory and most of the other theories out there violate natural laws and would therefore be improbable? Perhaps the real answer is so complex that it cannot and never will be fully understood by our human minds.

First let’s discuss antitheism or in other words, atheism. The belief that there is no higher power or other supernatural forces and the universe is pretty much what you see is what you get. Atheism has its basis on science and observation of the living world. They believe that since we cannot physically see any gods or higher beings of any type like we can planets and interstellar bodies for example, then gods do not exist. Atheism is generally a logical theology because every belief can be proven through physical evidence and observations. We cannot truly prove a miracle or godly experience because we have no physical evidence of the event occurring. God doesn’t leave his signature after performing a miracle or saving somebody. Proof of holy experiences relies on personal recollections, which are not always completely reliable. Something like evolution can be verified through fossils and other discoveries that scientists have made.

Now let’s move onto the more faithful side of things, theism or the belief in a higher power or god. A People who believe in a higher power usually have a belief in creationism. The degree of this belief varies between religions. Some believe that god was the ultimate creator of everything on earth, living or non-living. Others believe in creationism to a lesser degree. Perhaps the most logical explanation is that god gave us our personalities and basic instincts. Since science doesn’t give an explanation for the way beings act in the world, it is quite possible that we can attribute this to a god or a spirit. Another important aspect of theism is the occurrence of “miracles” or desired positive events in ones favour. Many people believe that there is a higher power out there watching over us and making these events occur. This idea is very abstract, although many philosophers over the ages have come up with numerous explanations based on many different aspects of the planet and the universe around us. The universe is a very immense and complex place and there is a vast majority of evidence and theology that can be drawn from it. What happened on this earth alone is not nearly enough to explain how we came to be and why our lives are the way they are. The idea of god or gods is a very abstract one that cannot be proven through physical evidence or observation, so it is up to us humans to come up with a theology on how we view a higher power.

In conclusion, both theism and antitheism hold valid points about The theology of our existence is much too abstract for our human minds alone to be able to comprehend, not to mention a higher power. We can rely on evidence from this earth alone to prove or disprove the existence of a higher power or we can look beyond into the surrounding universe. Whatever the answer is, it is much too complex for out human minds to understand and we are left with many voids. To fill those voids, we have come up with many different religions. Although these many religions are different in their ways of worship and belief, there general philosophies are all very similar. Getting back to the question on whether or not there is a god, the real answer lies beyond our comprehension as humans. It is up to us personally on whether or not we want to believe in a god or higher power.