The circumstantial evidence that God exists is overwhelmingly compelling. Atheists like Christopher Hitchens blame the problems of the world on religion, but the paucity of their inane logic is rather disturbing because the good that is quietly accomplished in the name of God clearly outweighs the evil.
My personal belief is that it is silly and unecessary to challenge the existence of God. If, as most people acknowledge, God created man in his own image, it makes as much sense to deny the existence of God as it does to deny the existence of any other human being.
Despite the Theory of Evolution, as long as what we do not know about the Universe exceeds our limited knowledge, we human beings choose to believe in God, not because we can prove his existence, but because we need HIS guidance, and that guidance is clearly provided in rhetoric like the following. As intelligent beings, we can accept both the Theory of Evolution and maintain belief in God, without contradiction.
In my opinion, God consists of two, and only two definable elements -free will and intelligence. Free will and intelligence defines God as clearly and as conclusively as anything we can ever possibly think of, and everything else is merely an erroneous claim that begs correction, or a mystery that will probably not be resolved in our lifetimes.
In this life, we basically have two choices. We can either exercise our free will and our intelligence to become what God intended us to become, or we can betray ourselves.
As human beings, we betray ourselves when we do not exercise our talents, God-given or not, and it is therefore important and necessary to be true to ourselves, whether we believe in God or not. Criticizing people for no good reason, is contrary to common sense, and we should avoid it, unless it is absolutely necessary.
It sounds contradictory to say that we should become what God intended, but it is not, because all we are in fact suggesting is the engagement of a simple, intellectual exercise. In reality, it is no more possible to prove that God exists than it is to prove that he does not, and if we are intelligent, we are guided by our own common sense. In other words, you are free to challenge my postulation, but you cannot disprove my abiding conviction that God intended the exercise of common sense, and that presuposes free will and intelligence.
You can say that I am presuming God's existence, but in reality, I am respecting yours. If you fail to develop an appreciation for your priceless gifts -free will and intelligence, you betray yourself, and in the final analysis, that is what makes God so absolutely relevant.
Seek and ye shall find whatever you are looking for. Believe in yourself, and you might find God -or perhaps, a deeper understanding of your own talents, abilities and responsibilities.
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