High probability of God or Gods existence

I. The Contingency Argument To enforce the concept that the universe was created from "what it takes to create it", or "God", I present my first argument, the argument of contingency. Here are the basic concepts of "contingency": 1. If something exists, there must exist what it takes for that thing to exist. 2. The universe"the collection of matter in space and time"exists. 3. Therefore, there must exist what it takes for the universe to exist. 4. What it takes for the universe to exist cannot exist within the universe or be bounded by space and time. 5. Therefore, what it takes for the universe to exist must transcend both space and time. Let"s work out each of the concepts. 1. If something exists, there must exist what it takes for that thing to exist. Suppose you deny this first rule. Then if A exists, there need not exist what it takes for A to exist. But "what it takes for A to exist" means the immediate condition(s) for A's existence. You mean that A exists only if B. Without B, there can be no B. So the denial of premise 1 amounts to this: A exists; A can only exist if B exists; and according to the skeptics, B does not exist. This is absurd. So there must exist what it takes for the universe to exist. But the debate is, what truly does it take? I will answer that soon. 2. The universe"the collection of matter in space and time"exists. This is quite an obvious concept both secularists and theists agree upon. In Physics, the universe is defined as "the collection of matter in space and time." Consider one such clump of matter- a being: yourself. You exist, and you are, in part at least, material. This means that you are a finite, limited and changing being, you know that right now, as you read this book, you are dependent for your existence on beings outside you. Not your parents or grandparents. They may no longer be alive, but you exist now. And right now you depend on many things in order to exist"for example, on the air you breathe. To be dependent in this way is to be contingent. You exist if something else right now exists. If the universe exists, there must be space, time, and matter. If space, time, and matter exist, something else must exist. It is difficult to deny this. Theists call this God. [As a Christian, I personally believe the triune universe can be interpreted as the triune God"s way of letting us understand the extent of his power over what it takes to allow the universe exist (space, time, and matter)] But not everything can be like this. Then everything would need to be given being, but there would be nothing capable of giving it. 3. Therefore, there must exist what it takes for the universe to exist. There would not exist what it takes for anything to exist. So there must be something that does not exist conditionally; something which does not exist only if something else exists; something which exists in itself. What it takes for this thing to exist could only be this thing itself. Unlike changing material reality, there would be no distance, so to speak, between what this thing is and that it is. Obviously the collection of beings changing in space and time cannot be such a thing. Therefore, what it takes for the universe to exist cannot be identical with the universe itself or with a part of the universe. This concept is generally difficult to grasp for secular believers (ex. atheists), who have a rather naturalistic point-of-view and are quite conservative about it. But in honesty, without this explanation, there cannot be the triune universe. A non-agnostic irreligious person might say that space, time, and matter are infinite, and subtract God from the image. However, one must remember that these three pillars of our existence are applied within our universe; they are therefore worldy, which means they must also have the first rule apply: "If something exists, there must exist what it takes for that thing to exist." Furthermore, from nothing to what we have today requires change. However, change requires something to enforce the change [onto the 3 pillars]. 4. What it takes for the universe to exist cannot exist within the universe or be bounded by space and time. Space is a background: it does not change something. Time only applies during a worldly change- there cannot be time without change. Finally we have matter, which cannot be added or subtracted from without an enforcer who goes beyond all three concepts. This enforcer is what theists call God. Atheists don"t have a clue who the enforcer is. Remember that this is not a debate about whether something remains a mystery or not. In short, the probability of God does indeed, fall on the higher end. 5. Therefore, what it takes for the universe to exist must transcend both space and time. With this conclusive, crucial piece of information, the concept of God has a high possibility. (So much more I could present but I"m afraid I"m out of room)