Paper 1
February 17th, 2015
BELIEF IN GOD
By: Mr. Lafleur
One of the largest questions that has logically tormented mankind since the
beginning is, the existence of God. Various philosophers have argued that there is or is
not a God, as well as different types of gods. We mostly see belief in different types of
gods in religions still praised upon to this day. It is extremely difficult to affirm if God can
even exist because of the considerable lack or limited knowledge regarding “him”.
Mankind has been in existence for only so long, there are not many pieces of history left
to study to fully make this determination. Only God himself could know what mankind
could be missing to find the conclusive answer. Ways of thinking has changed
progressively enough to allow us to clench more complicated ideas to make up for lost
history, with high potential of coming up with the conclusion of whether or not God may
exist. The believers of God, like myself, truly allow him into our lives as a safegate of
someone always being there for us whether the situation is good or bad. It helps us
bring a sense of closure in our complicated lives.
From a scientific standpoint, God does not exist, scientists derived this
conclusion from the Big Bang Theory. The Big Bang theory generalizes the universe
from the idea that it has expanded from a hot and dense previous standing in history,
and will continue to expand to this day. Believers of God commonly question this theory
by asking what put it there? Just as time is an essence, it’s nonexistent conscience
could not decide one day to say, I will create a universe with magical particles out of
nowhere build up until it is roaring hot followed with a bang that creates a sole planet
that has the capacity to sustain life. Something, in this case someone, has to place it
there. Just as time must have dawned at some point, everything in our lives as done ...