Nursery Example

In class we were talking about the various arguments for God's existence. We read one case on comparing a nursery to the world. It first went through a series of questions as to if this architect actually existed and was caring over then nursery. It stated if he knew about the damages then why didn't he do anything about it considering he was also powerful enough to fix it. It stated that he must either not be caring for the nursery or he is evil. What the article was trying to say is that if God is all-loving then why is there evil in the world. Then it went on to say if He is all-knowing and all-powerful then why doesn't He prevent this evil. Overall it was trying to disprove God's existence. I think that the reason why He doesn't step in is not because he doesn't care or exist. It is because He gave us free will to do what we want. I personally feel that if the world was perfect and we didn't have free will, it would be pretty boring. You would have nothing to work for. Everything would be mapped out to a plan and you wouldn't have any say over it.

Matthew Torok
http://matthewtorok.brandyourself.com/

Justifying Belief's in God

In my opinion, I do not believe that one can use philosophy to argue God's existence. Believing in God is a matter of faith. People believe in God not on physical evidence, but because it explains an emptiness to one's life. The foundation of believing in God is an issue that deals with what you feel in your heart. Evidence proving or disproving His existence will not sway the beliefs of true believers.

Matthew Torok
http://matthewtorok.brandyourself.com/