God Exists

Good and EvilUltimately, a standard of good and evil as absolute realities in the universe does not exist by pure chance. You cannot say someone like Hitler is truly doing anything absolutely wrong without recognizing the existence of good and evil that are more than relative but absolute; not dependent upon the arbitrary presumptions of man but instituted by a spiritual Creator. Ultimately, man has no positioning to declare the actions of another person right or wrong if an absolute law does not exist, no inherent authority from which to decree they are right and another wrong, and no power to institute such a law into existence. Only a Creator has the authority to dictate to man what is right and wrong, and to implement a standard of right and wrong to the universe. If all is relative as relativists assert, then nothing is truly and inherently wrong; in which case they have truly justified all that is utterly evil. Only by acknowledging a moral law can one truly believe in right and wrong, but this one leads one to inevitably acknowledge the reality of a moral lawgiver. Again, the relativist who denies the existence of right and wrong has no recourse when wronged to claim they were wronged, for according to them, wrong does not exist.Our founding fathers clearly recognized, in government legislation no less, per the Declaration of Independence[1], Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom[2], and Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments[3] which I just quoted from, that God exists, and is the basis for man's inalienable rights such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech, etc. Therefore, those who do not recognize God's existence have no basis from which to recognize the fundamental worth and inalienable rights of others.Existence of MatterUltimately there is no basis for an atheistic Big Bang. No explanation for how particles can appear out of nothingness, and why we do not witness little Big Bangs appearing all the time. No explanation for why current materialistic theory fails utterly in explaining why 95% of the universe is the way it is, where it is, or why its expansion is accelerating. 95% of the universe has never been witnessed and cannot be proved by current science, consisting of theoretical constructs known as dark matter and dark energy.[4]Furthermore, matter is temporal and has a tendency to decay, it does not occur naturally. It should not occur at all. As previously stated, atheism has attempted for over a century to concoct theories which avoid a singularity such as Steady State, Oscillating Universe, and Cosmic Hesitation. All were debunked by new discoveries.[5] Materialism as such is insufficient not only to explain how anything can exist at all, but to explain why our universe currently is the way it is. Nietzsche's ProphecyNietzsche during his madness writings stated the following:"You may make any use of this letter which will not degrade me in the eyes of those at Basel. I have had Caiaphas put in fetters. Also, last year I was crucified by the German doctors in a very drawn-out manner. Wilhelm, Bismarck, and all anti-Semites abolished."Caiaphas was the Jewish high piest during the time of Jesus. (Mt. 26:3) Nietzsche said he had him imprisoned, and claimed to have been crucified by German doctors. Then he called for Wilhelm and Bismarck along with other anti-Semites to be abolished. Wilhelm II would become the Emperor of Germany just months after Nietzsche wrote this, and replace Otto von Bismarck, the nationalistic German Chancellor who'd unified Germany. In other letters, Nietzsche also commanded the German emperor to go to Rome to be shot, and summoned the European powers to take military action against Germany[7], a claim supported on the Friedrich Nietzsche page by the New York Times.[8]Therefore, Nietzsche prophesied very specific details of World War II such as the coming atrocities by Joseph Mengele and other German doctors, anti-semitism by German leaders, and the need for war against Germany by a united Europe.Argument From EvilWhile God can be shown able to see the future, nowere is it said that God definitely knows the future. Such a claim would contradict the following verses:Matthew 13:27-28 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?In vv. 37-39, Jesus clearly says that He sows and the one who plants is the devil. Therefore, God creates things good but the devil sabotages God's works. That would not be possible if God were all-knowing regarding the future. Likewise, when the Bible says God looks down from Heaven to see if any do good, that would not make sense if God already knew. (Ps. 14:2) When God pleads with the wicked to change their ways so they won't die (Ez. 18:31) that makes no sense if He already knows the outcome. God is loving, not stupid.A God who creates evil isn't Biblical. (Ja. 1:13; Hab. 1:13; 1 Jn. 1:5) Biblically God created all things good (Gen. 1) and Satan sabotaged them, causing the corruption of mankind. Satan was also created perfect originally and described by God as "perfect in all your ways from the day that you were created, until iniquity was found in you" (Ez. 28:15), so that God caused all heaven to go into mourning when Lucifer fell. (Ez. 31:15) Biblically Satan's evil caught God by surprise, just as the sin of Adam and Eve did (Gen. 3:11-13) and just as the sin of Cain did. (Gen. 4:9-11)As for why God could not get rid of Satan, Biblically Satan is the "god of this world." (2 Cor. 4:4) Satan controls this world's kingdoms. (Mt. 4:8-9) Satan had the power of death and Jesus came to destroy Satan and that power. (Heb. 2:14) Satan by temporarily gaining control over mankind by corrupting them certainly gained a bargaining chip to use against God. Furthermore God cannot destroy evil without destroying mankind, which is the source of evil. Biblically all have sinned (Rom. 3:23) and the wages of sin is death. (Rom. 5:12-17; 6:23) When Con asks why God allows evil he unknowingly asks why God allows mankind to exist since mankind is the source of evil. In summary not just one but three different assumptions vital to Con's Argument From Evil do not apply to the Biblical God.Argument From Temporal MindsCon's argument is composed of circular reasoning and potentially fallacious assumptions that do not hold up to scrutiny. He argues that a physical mind is necessary for reasoning but never disproves in any way that a spiritual being could be capable of reasoning. He uses claims steeped in naturalism to argue for naturalism, in other words, arguing that from physical observation a mind is needed for reasoning, so therefore only the physically observable exists. He never disproves the possibility of a spiritual realm, a spiritual Creator, or the reasoning capabilities of a spiritual Creator. Indeed, one wonders to what degree the spiritual is subject to physical observation in the first place since they are of different dimensions, seemingly. Just because we haven't observed or tested it, does not mean it doesn't exist or cannot.Sources:[1] http://www.archives.gov...[2] http://www.virginiamemory.com...[3] http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu...[4] http://science.nasa.gov... [5] Hugh Ross, "The Fingerprint of God", ch. 2.http://books.google.com...[6] Friedrich Nietzsche to Jacob Burkhardt, January 6, 1889. The Portable Nietzsche, pp. 685-687.[7] http://en.wikipedia.org...[8] http://topics.nytimes.com...