The Judeo-Christian God exists.

"Why should we think it's necessary that God ought to have introduced Christianity before any other religion? I see no reason to believe this. " It would only make sense that Adam and Eve would believe in the existence of their Creator (as they had a very intimate relationship) and would teach the ways of their Creator to their descendants. If one were to take the Bible literally, the earth is less than 10,000 years old. Hinduism was created 2,000 BC, which means Adam and Eve's descendants would have had approximately one to six thousand years to make at least one lasting sacred writing before Hinduism came to be. However, the first Hindu temples and sacred writings that predate the first Christian or Jewish sacred writings. If one believes the earth is older than 10,000 years, then Adam and Eve's descendants would only have had more time. "God is unable to stop evil (due to the existence of free will), but this presents no issue toward God's omnipotence. " I had stated that "evil" in this argument meant disaster and disease which affected the innocent. Free will may explain why humans inflict evil upon each other, but natural disaster and disease are not a result of a man's free will. Many innocent and good people of all religions (including Christians and Jews) die of natural disaster and disease every day. "Is this a reflection on your own experience or is it a subjective opinion? Maybe prayer does nothing for you, but there have been hundreds of millions (perhaps billions) of people throughout the centuries who can attest to the power of prayer. The fact of the matter is that prayer did something for a great deal of people. Prayer not doing anything for you does nothing to show that prayer does nothing for anyone else. " These "billions" of people are not only Christians and Jews, but people of all religions, no matter how large or small. Even those who belonged to a religion (which is now regarded as mythology) have attested to the power of their prayer. There is no scientific evidence that prayer has any effect on what happens. "This conclusion does not follow. I agree that God knows of our issues and that He alone decides whether or not He will fix them, but it is entirely possible that He takes our prayers into account when deciding whether or not He will fix our issues. To disagree with this would require that you know the mind of God, which is of course itself evidence for His existence. " A man prays if he really wants something (for example, his brother to be healed of cancer, etc). If God were omniscient, he would already know that man already wants his brother to be healed of cancer and can take that into account instantly. He can also take into account whether or not this man is a good person, and whether or not he is a follower of God. Thus God does not need any insignificant mortal to alert him of any issue or help him decide anything, as an omniscient person would already know of every problem in existence and what to do about it. "i. God is the best explanation for the origin of the universe. " If God is the best explanation for the origin of the universe, why can't Brahman, the Hindu Creator of Everything, be a better explanation? Why not Zeus? Because fewer people believe in them? What makes one omnipotent God better than the other? "Simply put, something cannot come from nothing. This is supported by reason as well as by experience. No one has ever witnessed a material object (say, a tree) pop out of nothing in front of their eyes. " No prevailing scientific theory states that the Universe came from "nothing". In General Relativity, the Big Bang is a spacetime singularity. Spacetime is "any mathematical model that combines space and time into a single interwoven continuum. " When the Universe was incredibly dense about 14 billion years ago, the immense amount of gravitational force it had altered the coordinates of both space and time infinitely. This means that as you go backwards in time, you eventually run out of time (or spacetime). The path back in time cannot be extended beyond 14 billion years or so. There is no time before this. What this means is that there was never a time when the universe didn"t exist. It has always been here. It"s tempting to think, "Ah, but what about before the Big Bang "" say 14 billion years ago "" then there was nothing, not even the universe! " But this is mistake. According to General Relativity, there is no 14 billion years ago. There is no "before the Big Bang. " "If there is no God, then we have no standard from which to deem particular moral acts 'good' or 'evil'. In order for objective moral values and duties to exist, there must exist a perfect standard: God. " Morality is more complex than right from wrong, as the right can be wrong in a different circumstance. For example, in Les Miserables, Jean Valjean steals a loaf of bread to save his sister and her child, as they live in poverty due to the unfair taxes of the French aristocracy in the late 1700's. According to the Eighth Commandment, "thou Shalt not Steal", Jean Valjean should be sold for his theft. "If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. " - Exodus 22. While stealing is often wrong, the Bible does not take into account the situations when stealing can be justified. Where does morality come from, according to science? According to several psychologists, helping others actually makes one feel better about himself because it makes him feel useful and superior to the person he is helping. While rape and torture also gives a person a sense of superiority, the person subconsciously recognizes the consequences of his actions. In fact, psychologists believe that due to the human's incredible intelligence, it is able to consider the consequences of his actions. According to the Theory of Evolution, only the fittest survives. If one organism assists another member of his species, he is essentially helping his species survive. To rape or torture a child is to harm someone of your species. This is why murder (human killing human) is regarded as "taboo" while killing animals is considered necessary. Hindu sacred texts which predate the Torah provide similar commandments about morality such as "do not covet" and "do not steal" as well. Again, what makes Christianity more reliable than any other religion? There is also reason to believe that the story of Jesus was modeled after the story of Horus, an ancient Egyptian God. Both were born to a virgin. Horus' mother is named Isis-Meri; Jesus' mother is named Mary. Both of their mothers received messages from angels that they would give birth to a boy. Horus' birth was heralded by the star Sirius, the morning star. Jesus' birth was heralded by the "star of the East". Both Horus and Jesus' births were announced by angels. Three solar deities witnessed Horus' birth; three wise men witnessed Jesus' birth. Herut unsuccessfully attempted to murder Horus, Herod unsuccessfully attempted to murder Jesus. Both were baptized at the age of 30, both of their baptizers were beheaded. Which one came first, the story of Horus or the story of Jesus? "The Pagan Christ; Recovering the Lost Light," Thomas Allen, (2004) . http://www.religioustolerance.org... . https://www.biblegateway.com... . http://www.psychologytoday.com...