The Existence Of God

The existence of God is a subject of debate in the philosophy of religion and popular culture.

God in Religions

God in Abrahamic Religions  God in Christianity God in Catholicism God in Mormonism God in Judaism God in Islam

God in Buddhism God in Hinduism God in Jainism God in Sikhism African Traditional Concept of God

Arguments for God’s existence

Arguments or proofs for the Existence of God have been proposed by philosophers, theologians, and other thinkers. These arguments have an epistemological dimension (how can one know that God exists?) and an ontological dimension (what is the nature of God’s being?).

Argument from beauty Argument from consciousness Five Ways (Aquinas’ The Quinque Viae) Argument from metaphysical motion Argument from efficient causation Argument from contingency Arguments from degrees of being Teleological Argument Arguments for Divine Unity Argument from a proper basis Argument from desire Argument from love Argument from miracles Argument from morality Argument from religious experience Cosmological Argument Kalam Cosmological Argument Kalam Kalam Cosmological Arguments of Huduth and Imkan

Ontological argument Christological argument Trademark argument Occam’s razor What Is Ex Nihilo? The transcendental argument for the existence of God Metaphysical Necessity Anecdotal evidence God of the gaps Intelligent Design Watchmaker analogy Fine-tuned universe Life Is The Brightest Evidence Of God Death Is An Argument And Proof For Divine Oneness The spirit and conscience are strong arguments for the existence of One God. Summa Theologica Proof of The Truthful

Arguments against God’s existence

Arguments against the existence of God (atheism) range from philosophical to social and historical approaches. Rationales for not believing in deities include arguments that there is a lack of empirical evidence, the problem of evil, the argument from inconsistent revelations, the rejection of concepts that cannot be falsified, and the argument from nonbelief.

• Arguments against God’s existence
• False Arguments About The Origin of Existence
• What is Atheism?

Argument from free will Free Will In Theology Argument from inconsistent revelations Argument from nonbelief Arguments from poor design Argument from Reason Argument from ignorance Incompatible-properties argument Omnipotence paradox God’s Mercy and Natural Disasters The Fate of the unlearned

Problem of evil Problem of Hell Atheist’s Wager Russell’s teapot Theological noncognitivism Ultimate Boeing 747 gambit God is Dead Death of God Theology Evil God Challenge Hitchens’s razor Dawkins’ Delusion

Atheism and Non-theistic Views

Main articles Evolutionary Origin Of Religions Evolutionary Psychology Of Religion  General Atheism Concepts Atheism What is Atheism? Atheism Explained Outline Of Atheism Antitheism Nontheism Atheism and religion Christian Atheism Hindu Atheism Jewish Atheism Criticism of atheism Discrimination Against Atheists Marxist–Leninist Atheism Negative and Positive Atheism Implicit and Explicit Atheism

History of atheism History of atheism New Atheism State atheism Nontheistic Religion Related positions Anthropomorphism Agnosticism Agnostic atheism Apatheism Antireligion Criticism of religion Freethought Freedom of Religion Irreligion Naturalism Parody religion Secularism Rationalism Atheism Quotes

Experiences and Practices about God

Adoration Atonement Belief Blessing Creator Deity Dua Ethics Faith

Fideism Gnosis Hermeticism Metaphysics Mysticism Morality Prayer Religious laws

Revelation Rituals Supplication Thanksgiving Wahy and Ilham (Revelation and Inspiration) Western esotericism Worship

God Related Topics

Euthyphro dilemma God complex God gene Theology Ontology Religion Philosophy of Religion

Religious Texts Monad in Philosophy Natural Theology Satan Demon Devil

Salvation Relationship Between Religion and Science Free Will Portrayals of God in popular media Apeiron (cosmology) List of deities

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God And Man The Spirit and Conscience The Meaning of God’s Unity Arguments for Divine Unity Christianity and Divine Unity Praise and Glorification of God Divine Teaching and Directing Divine Decree and Destiny From Beauty To Divine Love Two Supreme Proofs of Divine Unity Equation On God Without Partners The Nature Of The Closeness Of God A Most Direct And Safest Way To God Destiny is a Title for Divine Knowledge

Belief In God: A Matter Of Life And Death The Entire Cosmos is a Mirror to the Divine The Divine Purpose for The Creation of Man Divine Support and Ensuring Its Continuation Divine Decree and Destiny, and Human Free Will Divine Decree and Destiny in Divine Knowledge Divine Decree and Destiny in Relation to Creation Destiny, Faith, and The Meaning Of Divine Decree The Divine Wisdom In Creating People Differently God is Absolutely Capable of Destroying the World and Rebuild It Divine Decree and Destiny in Relation with Divine Will Divine Decree and Destiny in Relation to Registry and Duplication

FAQ about God

Does God Exist? Who Created God? Is God A Man? Is Jesus God? Is God Afraid of Us? Why Cannot We See God? Why Can’t We See God? What Is Divine Decree? Why Did God Create The Universe? Is Divine Unity Necessity of Creation? Does God Know What is Better For Us? What Ever We Have Is A Blessing Of God Why Did He Not Create Universe Sooner?

Given That God Created Everything, Who Created God? Is Submission To God In Accord With Sense And Reason? What Is Universal Wisdom About Creation Of Celestial Bodies? Is Man’s Weakness And Impotence An Appeal For Divine Help? How Does God Permit Infinite Ugliness and Awesome Calamity? Why Did God Create Humans Physically And Financially Different? What Are The Essence and Attributes of God, Can We Describe Him?

God’s existence in Sufism

‘Aql (Reason) Wujud (Finding and wujud) Tajalli (Manifestation of God) Ihsan (Perfect Goodness)

Ma’rifa (Spiritual Knowledge of God) Wahda and Kasra (Unity and Multiplicity) What Is “Unity of Being” (Wahdat al-Wujud)?