The existence of the christian god.

The reason God hasn't been dismissed is because He is real. If he wasn't real he would have been dismissed just like the others. It's just like a court. If a false story is told, it is dismissed as NONSENSE. If a true story is told, it is kept as truth. Same case with God. Now you say that God has an answering machine. Of course he does. .. Himself. Now in the case of prayer, sometimes the answer is "No. " You can't think of God like a vending machine for answered prayers. God knows what is best for us, and sometimes we need to face things like cancer, and usually when people come through it, they are stronger(emotionally) than before. Also, God can use things like cancer to bring people to Himself. Now you, not being a Christian, you pray to God to heal every case of cancer on the planet, have no faith in Him. Also, God does not always answer it in the way that YOU think is best. Pain and suffering was a part of disobeying God. Now, you say that there is no evidence of anything happening like a worldwide flood. That is not true. There is evidence everywhere in the fossil layers of water action. Also, explorers have found what they believe to be Noah's Ark. There are multiple satellite photos that show a large wooden thing sticking out from the snow, which is the exact shape of what the Ark was believed to be. Next, why would God speak to modern man through television? It is unnecessary because all we need is in the Bible. The Resurrected Jesus did in fact appear to many people. According to Matthew chapter 28 verses 5-9, "5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. 8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. 9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. " You say the Bible is provably incorrect. When the scientists claimed the earth was flat, the Bible said this in Isaiah 40:22 "He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in. " Then you say that the Holocaust and AIDS occur without any response from God. He does respond. It is better for believers to be in Heaven than on earth, because Heaven is perfect. Hitler did die, he paid for his actions with death. AIDS? It is a penalty of disobey commandment #7. "You shall not commit adultery. " AIDS is a direct result of sex outside of marriage. In fact, this shows that God is real, not fake, and not a huge hole. Alright, so the law of thermodynamics states that nothing can come from nothing. This is still the case with God. Tell me one thing, where does the universe end? When did it start? You can't answer that, because we do not know when it started. We know that God has been around forever, he has no beginning and no end. Now don't get me wrong and try to use that against me, because it is impossible to imagine something that goes on forever and ever, and has never had a beginning. This is why most people who don't believe in God use this argument. It is not possible for them to imagine a being who has always been. Not EVERYTHING had to have a beginning. Does the universe have a beginning? Does it have an end? If so, what is at the end of the universe? The same applies to God. He does not have a beginning or an end. Next, you say the Bible would be up to today's grammatical standards. One thing you must understand is that the Bible is completely understandable with the grammar that it has. Also, it was put into writing roughly 2000 years ago. In that time, the grammar would be completely different. People talked differently, and wrote differently. The Bible was written in a way that the people in that time could understand it. As the translations have come down through the ages, the Bible has been edited to some degree to fix grammatical errors. However it was not extensive enough editing to change the story, but enough to make it readable by the humans in this age. Next you ask if disobedience is worthy of death. So take this into account, God is perfect. He has no faults. He put into place 10 Commandments that he says to obey. Here is an analogy to help you think. The 10 Commandments are like a chain. If you break one commandment, or one link, the chain breaks. The 10 Commandments are the chain holding above eternal death. It is impossible not to break one, because of our sinful nature. That means we would automatically die for eternity. This is why God sent a way for us to be saved; Jesus Christ died on the cross. Through Him we have the opportunity to live eternally. God is offering us the opportunity to live eternally, yet some reject it, push it away and don't take life. God makes a way, and it is up to us to take the gift. You mention Jericho. Jericho was a wicked city, however, there were some who repented, such as Rahab. God gave his mercy to her, and she and her family were spared from destruction. Then you say that according to my reasoning(paraphrased), everyone who commits a small crime against the government should die. That isn't true. Sometimes the government is in the wrong, even though the way the people protest may not be right. Now you're saying that what I say doesn't make sense. Is that because you don't want it to make sense? It makes perfect sense if you think about it. Also, your questions reflect that what I say makes perfect sense to you. I also never said that the Bible verses were false, you were just using them in the wrong context. I in fact said that God made the vegetation GROW while in the beginning of chapter 2, it said the heavens AND the earth were FINISHED. What part of that don't you understand? It clearly says that everything on the earth was FINISHED before God created man. For my closing statement, I would ask you to please show respect for my beliefs by capitalizing God, Lord, Bible, and showing proper respect for the African American people; you failed to capitalize on the a's in their title. And please watch your spelling and grammar, because that may make you lose points in the final run.