The Existence of God: A Philosophical Exploration (Philosophy 101)

This philosophy essay explores the complex question of God's existence, examining various arguments and perspectives. The author, drawing upon personal beliefs and philosophical reasoning, presents a case for the existence of God, emphasizing the role of faith, miracles, and personal experiences in shaping this belief. The essay acknowledges the controversial nature of the topic and considers viewpoints from both theistic and atheistic perspectives. It delves into the positive aspects of faith, highlighting how belief in God can provide hope, positivity, and a sense of purpose in life. The author also references scientific and natural phenomena, such as storms and earthquakes, as potential acts of God, further supporting their argument. The essay references various sources to support the arguments presented. It also addresses the fear of death and how faith can offer comfort and meaning. The author concludes by reaffirming their belief in God, emphasizing the subjective experience of faith and the impact of divine teachings on human lives.

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Why do you believe god exist?
Yes, I do believe that God really does exist in the world. Personally I do not need a reason to
develop my belief on god because god for is a positive and inevitable source that gives life to
beings. I have chosen this topic because it is a controversial topic on which different people can
lay their different views and opinions. To some people in world, god is everything while to other
atheist people god does not exist. Nobody has seen god but still few people along with me
believe in god because once in lifetime every person get to experience a feeling that cannot be
described in words and is beyond imagination. Every person in their lifetime experience such
feelings in diverse situations that make them believe in god. For me, god is a way to be positive
and spread positivity. All the things that are related to god spread positivity and wellness among
people due to which such aspects attract them to believe in god (Corner, 2015). No person in the
environment wants to be negative all the time and when they get acknowledge with godly
teachings and things like bible, church, support groups etc. then they gradually start believing in
god. This belief has changed the lives of many people and made them more healthy and happy
(Speaks, 2017).
The purpose of this essay is to enlighten the reader about the god and why people actually
believe in God. For some people god is just a way to stay positive while to others it is the reason
of their existence and livelihood on earth. So, the essay will represent few instances that will
explain that why do people believe in god exists.
People in the world find ways to get hope and stick to that hope of becoming something or doing
something for the rest of their lives. God gives them hope because god performs such actions
that a normal person does not have powers to perform. Even laws and science also believe in
god. Activities like lightening, storms, earthquakes etc. are regarded as act of god because such
activities do not have any source of occurrence and people cannot get information about it before
its performed. It is believed that such activities according to the will of god (Kraay, 2017).
Further in science, it should be noted that doctors themselves say that a person who goes into the
operation room with a negative approach to die does not make it through but the person who
sticks to god and goes with a positive approach comes out of the surgery easily. Along with the
medicines and doctors, it also takes a positive approach to live and that positive approach is
provided to people through god (Stewart, 2016). The fact should be noted that there have been

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various instances where people say that it is the act of god. Act of god will happen only when the
people will believe that god really exists. The complexity of external environment make people
that god really exist because when watch such activities happening in the environment that do
not have any source then they are intended to believe that god really exist in the environment.
Scientists are still struggling to attain information about the fact that how the plant was formed
and life on earth was made. There is no factual description about this aspect due to which people
get closer to the fact god really does exist (Dreyer, 2018).
It is important to note that there is not such specific reason that says that god really does exist in
the environment but it is the belief of the people that let them say that. People believe in god
because they see miracles in life that make them believe in god. Life, death, afterlife etc. are
some of the segments that give an instinct about god and its activities in the environment. People
die by falling into a pit while other people do live by falling from tall buildings as well. People
are oblivion from death as they do not know when, where and how they will die (Turner, 2018).
Thus, this aspects increase the belief of people on god as they think that if they will preach god
then they might get saved from the dangerous things that can occur to them. People believe in
god because they fear from death as fear of death is constantly struck in the minds of people and
it also make them believe in several things that satisfies that soul. God gives hope of life and
positivity to people due to which they are insisted to follow and believe in them. Also, it should
be noted that different gods like Jesus, Athena, Buddha, Allah etc. have their diversified heroic
tales that gains the interest of people and drives them to a powerful positive force as well. Such
stories help them to get answers about various questions of life and solve the mystery of their life
as well. People usually start believing in god when they are going through a rough patch
(Kierkegaard, 2016). God gives them hope, positivity and life when they cannot see in any other
living being. The teachings of god are so loving, motivating and positive that human get attracted
to it without even make efforts.
There are several mysteries in the world that are still left unanswered like where did gravitational
force came from or what is the answer of infinity minus infinity. Nobody knows such answer
because some bits and pieces are always seen missing while solving such problems. God and
their teaching set things straight in the environment. For instance, a man sleeping in comma for
eternity can wake up one day with no diseases or person with a complete healthy heart and body

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dies due to heart attack. Every aspect that exist in life has a cause so if the universe has existed
then it means that universe also has a cause to exist and that cause is unknown to some but to
others, it is god who made universe for the livelihood of beings on earth (Nelson, 2017).
This cannot be understood a justified reason to not believe in god just because they do not have
any physical existence. There is no evidence of the fact which forests, human and galaxy came
from but still people live in it. The human mind has become chaotic due to different statements
and complex imagination of people. However, when they look at such complexity they only find
god as the ultimate solution of all the problems (Graham, 2018). Children also know that when
they have misbehaved and done something wrong. This sense and knowledge of good and evil
comes from God only. People believe that they perform infinite number of wrongful actions in
the environment and they need to make the balance of that by allowing god to forgive them for
their actions. God fills the gap of loneliness and love in the lives of people and make the positive
to achieve their goals as well (Campbell, 2018). Thus, in the limelight of above mentioned
events, the fact should be noted that yes god really does exist. It does not matter that people have
seen god or not but they have felt him. Positivity, hope, love etc. are the signs of god.

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