The Christian God exists (10)

I would like to wish Con good luck, and look forward to a thought provoking discussion! I will refrain from using the Bible as a source in this first round, because I wanted to ask if Con has any explicit restrictions regarding the Bible. What I mean is that I am asking if Con means a literal interpretation of the Bible? Or any specified version of the text? There are many different versions, and the text itself can be argued as metaphorical, so I leave it to Con to set parameters if they so choose. Now, I would first like to state, for the record, that I am a Christian, and freely acknowledge that there are an infinite number of things that I don't know about the being I refer to as God, and possibly never will. However, I do believe that God exists, regardless of whether or not he's the particular God that I have in mind. That being said, I intend to try and provide evidence or reason to believe that the God of the Christian faith does exist, or at the very least, that some form of a Christian God exists. The first issue I would like to discuss is that of creation. If we choose to disbelieve in the possibility of God, than we are forced to rely solely on the Big Bang Theory for explaining our miraculous existence. This theory constitutes that all life and matter is the result of an ancient cosmic explosion of energy. Scientifically speaking, this theory appeals to the concepts of abiogenesis, and astrophysics, which both are proven as support for the Big Bang, but the interesting concept that tends to be overlooked is the concept of spontaneous generation, which is inevitable if we do not believe in some supernatural force. This theory means that matter, through time, was spontaneously created from physical and literal nothingness. . http://en.wikipedia.org... . http://www.infoplease.com... The origin of life can be theorized. The creation of physical life from simple organic compounds is known as abiogenesis, and is a supported natural process. It is the process by which simple organic compounds will advance into organic life over a prolonged period of time. However, these simple organic compounds would theoretically have been synthesized from nonorganic material. So, in order for organic material to exist, we have to believe that it was spontaneously generated at some point in the timeline, and spontaneous generation has been thoroughly disproven as a scientific theory. Therefor, where did all this matter come from, if not from some supernatural beginning? The most common answer is that it has always been there, a theory which requires just as much faith as the belief in God. So, in essence, to deny the possibility of supernatural creation, you are required to either believe that the energy and matter have always existed within our universe, which we as humans are mentally incapable of comprehending. The other option is that you believe that somehow, energy and matter are literally the result of physical nothingness eventually morphing into a universe filled with complex intricacies and life that relies on the concept of spontaneous generation. It takes just as much faith to believe in spontaneous generation as it does to believe in God. When asked to prove the existence of God, which I will admit is an impossible task, many people simply argue that God cannot be scientifically observed. Believers will argue that "you just gotta have faith. " Nonbelievers will take this argument and reply by saying that a lack of scientific evidence constitutes a lack of God. Simplified, the argument is that "if we cannot prove or explain that something exists, then it does not officially exist," which follows the scientific method. However, if we are to follow this method, then any inkling of existence before the Big Bang, and really, any theory that cannot be explicitly proven according to modern records, should be entirely dismissed by the scientific community. This is not the case, except for when spirituality is discussed. I would next like to raise the issue of the limitless universe. If you would indulge me: I would ask if you support the theory that our universe is an infinite space, going on forever (as we perceive it)? If we accept that the universe as we understand it is endless, then the possibilities are also endless. Even if I subscribe to the possibility that God does not exist, I must submit that there is something else out there. Theoretically speaking, if we believe that the universe extends beyond even our imagination, then the chances for intelligent life are raised to an almost certainty. If man is a result of the Big Bang Theory, surely there are other planets with the capacity to support life, and surely life would have taken form on one or many of those sister Earths. It is entirely possible that there is life on another planet, possibly less advanced than we are, and possibly more advanced. For all we know, what we perceive and have labeled as God could feasibly be an extraterrestrial life form of some type. In addition to the logical appeal for God, a strange discovery was made in June by the Wyoming Institute of Technology, regarding linguistic patterns within our biological coding. This instance can potentially be construed as coincidental, but is one of the few more compelling resources I have seen. The scientists at WIT were analyzing DNA code when they discovered that "Junk DNA" in humans, which had previously been discarded as useless, bared traits of linguistics. The genetic material was analyzed and the patterns corresponded explicitly with ancient Aramaic, the language that is most commonly associated with Abrahamic religions. Furthermore, when the material was translated, there were multiple lines of text that matched up with biblical verses. Matthew Boulder, chief linguist for the project, issued this statement: "As for the evidence- it is there and it is, to my view, undeniable. The very word of God, elegantly weaved in and out of our very bodies and souls, as plain as day. " . http://witscience.org... In conclusion, logic dictates that there is some supernatural being, labeled as God, that exists and is far beyond our ability to comprehend it. I look forward to Con's round 2, argument and rebuttal, and will be doing my homework in the meantime.