There is a logial argument for the existence of God.

~"God" as I refer to him here is the singular, aware creator of the Universe with the will to do so ~"God" does not refer to "religion" or any particular religion. THESIS There is a large misconception about God in that there is nothing that shows his existence. This statement is simply false. God shows himself in multiple ways. The scientific process, at least at the theoretical level, has shown God to be a strong possibility. Witness testimony and deductive reasoning also make exceptionally strong cases. GOD EXISTS BECAUSE THE INVERSE IS MATHEMATICALLY IMPOSSIBLE Now, in order to get to the proof of God, we first must get the number of possible configurations of the Universe. A configuration is the number of potential positions for every entity of the Universe in spacetime, as well as every possible relationship between them. I would list the number of possible results here, but my 6,741 characters remaining won't let me put in all of the zeroes, so we'll simplify this with the configurations that matter: ~The number of possible configurations where God does exist. ~The number of possible configurations where God does not exist. To be more specific: What are the for:against odds of God existing in THIS universe? We can go about this two different ways: The first thing we can do is figure out the number of configurations where God does exist Calculating the odds for God directly is hard to come by since, if we did concede the existence of God while avoiding the word "supernatural" would likely be beyond human bounds. This can be shown by using Planck scale lengths and times, as well as the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. Fortunately, there is another way: Calculate the probability for the inverse; the likelihood that God did NOT create the Universe (i.e. spontaneous or random generation). This probability is easier to come by because, while God is undefinable, objects and their respective relationships with one another are right in front of our faces, and have quantifiable properties that we can approximate, sometimes with extraordinary precision. Roger Penrose has tried to do exactly that. According to his work, the probability of a Universe that can support life is at least 1 in 1010123 as shown here: http://www.creationofuniverse.com.... In English, that is 10 followed by 10123 zeroes. Bigger than a googol! There is no putting ridiculous number into terms a human can comprehend, so let's just use numbers that are on the scale of this Universe (http://sententias.org...): 1080 = estimated number of elementary particles in the Universe. 1045 = number of alterations in state matter goes through per second. 1025 = According to the Standard Model of cosmology(SM for short), this is the maximum age the Universe can live in a stable state in seconds. Take the product of these: 10150 possible states of every particle at any point of time the Universe can possibly exist (according to the SM) Take these, and divide them by our probability, and you're talking about virtual zero. Keep in mind that this assumes the only scientifically observable and valid theory -- one universe, one chance. If you take every possibility in the Universe, divide it by our monster number (assuming all of those possibilities could result in a universe with life). We still have 1 in 1010121. Keep in mind that the combined work of Roger Penrose and Stephen Hawking proved mathematically that singularities could exist in the Universe before they were observed. What does this mean? A universe by chance being impossible means only one thing: God created the Universe. He created it with the will to do so, and his plan stretches to every point of time all the way down to the Planck scales. Keep in mind that the combined work of Roger Penrose and Stephen Hawking are responsible for the mathematics of singularities. GOD EXISTS BECAUSE MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE WITNESSED HIM In a world where a few witnesses can be considered "proof beyond the shadow of a doubt," the stories of countless billions are thrown aside by many atheists and told they are wrong. Take into consideration that these very same people use witnesses to piece together historic events. Cross examination is the excuse I commonly hear used. If cross examination of multiple cultures' writings is favorable to piece together historic events, could we not piece together witness testimony to find the fundamental aspects of God? I don't make it out to be easy, or even easier than writing and correcting history (it's much harder, admittedly), but, to rule out the testimonies of everyone who has seen God as not seeing or experiencing anything is the same as telling every person on Earth that the blue sky is an illusion because you see it as green. GOD EXISTS BECAUSE THE UNIVERSE PERSISTS Want proof that God exists? Pick up a rock, place it on a table, and stare at it for a moment. That is proof that God exists. How, you ask? Because that rock continued to exist for the duration you looked at it. Now, we're all aware of the law of the conservation of mass and energy in that matter cannot be created or destroyed. But, this law only applies to an exact point in time. For this law to persist, there must be another law underneath: The law of the conservation of the law of conservation of matter and energy to allow it to persist through time. But, aha! What conserves that law? Calling them "meta laws" we get to the meta-meta law of the conservation of Matter and Energy, meta-meta-meta, meta-meta-meta-meta, ad infinitum ... A much more articulate and detailed argument is given by Dr. Dennis Polis: http://www.youtube.com... - Look for #15 in his series. While you're at it, take a gander at his progressive argument in favor of God. It's a truly enlightening listen if you've the time. It is this that proves that the laws of physics cannot be responsible for the persistence of the Universe. GOD MUST HAVE BEEN THE FIRST CAUSE According to the law of cause and effect, every effect has a cause. You can state it like this: cause 1 -> effect 1, effect 2, effect 3 cause 2 -> effect 4, effect 5, effect 6 cause 3 -> effect 7, effect 8, effect 9 But, it's also true that the effect of everything is the cause of something else, so we have: cause 0 -> cause 1, cause 2, cause 3 What the law of cause and effect does NOT say is that every cause has a cause. Therefore, the Universe can be listed as a long chain of effects causing other effects (short word for this is causality). If you believe in the mountain of evidence that supports the BBT (big bang), the Universe had a beginning. A beginning can mean only one thing -- a root cause (since effects require causes,the universe requires one). If you believe in the law of conservation of mass and energy and its ability to remain consistent through time, it's easy to see where this fundamental law breaks down at the point of creation (singularity). This means one of four things: ~The Universe has a creator that acted as the root cause ~The Big Bang Theory is false and the Universe is of infinite age (i.e. no root cause) ~This Universe is the result of physics beyond its scope (i.e. multiverse, possibly no root cause) ~The law of conservation of mass, energy, angular momentum is false Two of the three theories are based on zero observations and are pure mathematical guesswork (modeling as opposed to observing) CONCLUSION Please note that this is from an argument standpoint. This does not prove that God exists by itself. My intention is simply to show that the existence of God is a far, far more powerful argument than the opposite statement (God does not exist).