ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

Is There A God and Why Not

Updated on May 3, 2009

People are ready to believe that someone created the wheel but not ready to believe that there is creator of this universe. How very arrogant!!!

Recently I came across a discussion thread on facebook.com titled “Here is why God doesn't exist. The hell am I reading 600+ pages of your crappy arguments. My logic is flawless.” By  Dominic Hinkins.  I read it and wanted to post a reply, but something made me stop. Why should I get into an argument with a guy who thinks that he is absolutely flawless.  But the issue is worth viewing as most young minds are being poisoned by fellows like Dominic Hinkins who wrote such an atrocious article.

I may sound a bit agitated (which I am) but the fact is that some people consider them flawless in their thinking which is their biggest flaw. Here are the points on which Dominic Hinkins based his arguments:

1.       Suffering exists.  If God exists and is worth worshipping, he doesn't want us to suffer, and can stop suffering at will

2.       YOUR specific religion isn't the right one. Lots of people are convinced by lots of different holy books/religions they can't all be right.

3.       The world doesn't need your God to exist.

4.       We evolved, deal with it

I will try to give my reasons for God’s existence and I hope they will be more convincing.

1.       Yes, suffering exists and it will continue. This is how the system works. God created this world and set it in motion with a set of laws governing it. you jump from a higher point you will fall and that is how the law of gravity works it will not change to save Dominic Hinkins or any other idiot from getting injured just because god should not cause any pain and suffering to mankind. Other sufferings like famine, drought and babies dying are all linked with this system. If we analyze things with an open mind we will see the reasons behind every happening.

2.       When it comes to worshipping God. Yes he is worth worshipping and actually he does not need our rituals to survive as he is well above that but we need to worship just to thank him for all the goodness of life that he has bestowed upon us.

3.       Talking about people believing in different religions and holy books. Religions do differ in their practices of rituals but the basic teachings are the same for all. There is no contradiction to certain facts and they are

a.       There is one creator of this universe and he is the all mighty. Pray to him and he will reply to your prayers

b.       Be kind to other people. God is kind to those who are kind to fellow human beings

c.       All religions teach the same cardinal sins to avoid.

d.       There is a heaven and there is a hell for people to get rewards and punishment in the afterlife on the judgment day.

4.       Adam, Buddha, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad were all messengers of God and gave people the same basic message and a few other which were relevant to their time.

5.       Let me tell you one more fact. In Islam there is no concept of suicide bombing as perceived by many. In fact the Islamic teachings about such actions is that those who harm other in the name of correcting the society are at fault themselves and should not be considered Muslims at all.

6.       Dominic Hinkins says that the world doesn’t need a God to exist. Well this is not for us to decide if we need a God or not. He is there and the fact is that people who transgress their limits are often set right by him in the most spectacular way.

7.       Do we evolve? Yes and that is the system set by God.

We must realize the fact that the God Almighty has certain qualities and the biggest one is that he is the creator who has created without an example to follow. We also create but what we create is based on an example and further requirements evolved out of that we see in nature. Wheels, flying machines, electricity, microwave technology, catapults and what not’s, all have their basis available in nature to copy from, but God alone has created the entire universe without a copy paste option.

We are ready to believe that someone created the wheel but we aren’t ready to accept the fact that someone created the universe. How very arrogant!!!

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)