The Existence Of God

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

A wide variety of arguments for and against the existence of God can be categorized as metaphysical, logical, empirical, or subjective. In philosophical terms, the question of the existence of God involves the disciplines of epistemology (the nature and scope of knowledge) and ontology (study of the nature of being, existence, or reality), and the theory of value (since some definitions of God include “perfection”).

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?).

Honey bee

Honey bee

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.

Atheism and Non-theistic Views

Main articles

General Atheism Concepts

History of atheism

Related positions

Live by faith

Live by faith

God in Religions

Throughout history, the vast majority of people in the world have believed in a God. Yet, although notions of an absolute divine power are found in virtually all of the world’s religions, the precise definition of what God is (and “is for us”) varies greatly among the religions, within specific sects, and even from person to person. Typically, monotheistic theology describes God as omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent (and in most theologies, immutable), as well as both the creator and sustainer of the universe. God may be understood as male, as female, as both male and female, or as beyond gender (such as an impersonal abstract power or energy).

Middle Eastern religions

God in Abrahamic Religions 

Christianity

God as Trinity

Indian religions

Common concepts

Buddhism

Sikhism

Jainism

Hinduism

East Asian Religions

Chinese

Shinto

Indigenous Religions

New religious movements

Historical religions

 

Lusen Sunrise Panorama Landscape Morgenrot Skies

Sunrise

Experiences and Practices about God

God Related Topics

Leave a Reply