Why Should God Appear/exist At All?

[nailit]

I asked this in naomi's 'Atheist Authors' thread, below, in response to khandro's query.
He did what all good religionists do and ignored it, so thought I'd put it out here.
Religionists....WHY does your God exist?

[Togo]

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him
Voltaire.

[nailit]

Never understood how believing in one, uncreated life form, somehow explains the existance of other life forms.

[Togo]

All men are cremated equal. Spike Milligan.

[nailit]

How did God entertain himself for the countless eons before he created time and people and angels? Its all a mystery for me.

[grasscarp]

Nailit - you write "Never understood how believing in one, uncreated life form, somehow explains the existance of other life forms."
One uncreated. Other life forms? What type are you saying they are?
Created? Then that means there is a creator.
If they are also "uncreated" what point are you trying to make?

[Togo]

He came onto answerbank nailit. Now he calls himself ED.

[nailit]

Grasscarp, I'm asking how can you believe in 'created' life forms from an 'uncreated' life form. HOW does an UNCREATED life form come about?

[nailit]

Togo, probably not to far off...

[Old_Geezer]

Because something needed to bring maths and consequently science into existence. Without the basics no universe exists at all.

[Old_Geezer]

How can there be countless eons to entertain oneself before time is created ?

[nailit]

This God, or uncreated lifeform, has existed from eternity unto eternity right? (presumably happy with itself) And all of a sudden decides to create a finite existance on what we call Earth. And on this Earth, nature is red in tooth and claw. And created people on this Earth disagree about the nature of this 'creator' and kill each other because of it. And we are all supposed to believe in this creator because he his perfect. But if we have the wrong belief we will
a) burn in hell
b) be annhilihated
c) be reincarnated to try again
d) other (fill in your own missing religious blank....Im not doing it for you)

[Old_Geezer]

Learn in due course.

[nailit]

//Because something needed to bring maths and consequently science into existence. Without the basics no universe exists at all.//

And what are the 'basics' of God. And WHAT do you personally know of them?

[nailit]

//How can there be countless eons to entertain oneself before time is created ?//

I dont know and neither do you.

[grasscarp]

Cosmic goo and amino acid beginning, existence on earth believing in nothing except what you can see and touch, followed by oblivion. Or
Created by God, existence on earth believing in a higher being and that we are here for a purpose. Realising that not everything can be scientifically proved and (hopefully) followed by everlasting life.
Take your pick.

[Elina]

What if God was one of us .. Just a slob like one of us ;0)