LOGIC: The proof of god - GOD ------------- I. FORCED WILL VS. FREE WILL II. HOW DO I KNOW THAT GOD EXISTS? A. Matter – where did everything come from? (Cosmological Argument) B. Design – how did things get this way? [Teleological Argument] C. Ethics – where did ‘Right and Wrong’ come from? [Moral Argument] A. MATTER – The Cosmological Argument for God The Logic: 1. Everything that has a beginning has a cause. 2. The Universe had a beginning. 3. Therefore, the Universe had a Cause/Creator. Evidence for the BEGINNING of the Universe: TTT.T Theory of Relativity [Einstein] EEE.E Expanding Universe AAA.A Afterglow Radiation RRR.R Ripples in Afterglow Radiation SSS.S Second Law of Thermodynamics III. NATURAL LAWS AND THE BEGINNING OF NATURE IV. IF GOD CREATED THE UNIVERSE.. WHO CREATED GOD? B. DESIGN – The Teleological Argument for God The Logic: 1. Everything that has a design had a designer. 2. The Universe has a highly complex design. 3. Therefore, the Universe had a Designer. Evidence for the DESIGN of the Universe: GGG.G Gravity LLL.L Level of Carbon Dioxide AAA.A Atmospheric Transparency RRR.R Rate of Expansion OOO.O Oxygen Level *There are 122 total known Anthropic Constants that make life on earth possible. C. ETHICS – The Moral Argument for God The Logic: 1. Every law has a law giver. 2. There is a moral law inside all humans. 3. Therefore, there is a Moral Law Giver. Evidence for a MORAL LAW in the Universe: JJJ.J Justice EEE.E Excuses RRR.R Reaction UUU.U Undeniable SSS.S Standard V. The CAUSE (Creator) of the Universe must be: - Eternal - Infinite - Spiritual - All-Powerful - Non-Spatial - Extremely Intelligent - Self-Existent - Moral *Therefore, any religion or belief system that is atheistic, polytheistic, or pantheistic must be false:::: - NOT Atheism : There is a God. - NOT Pantheism : God is separate from His creation since His creation had a beginning while He didn’t. - NOT Polytheism : There can only be one infinite God. - If there are two Gods, then there must be a difference in the two to tell them apart. - If there is a difference, then it means one is lacking something the other has. - If one is lacking anything, that one is not infinite – so there can only be one infinite God. - There CAN, however, be other beings greater than humans (angels, demons).. just not another infinite God. *Based on what observation and logic tells us about the existence of God and His qualities, the only major religions that qualify to explain the Truth are: Judaism , Christianity or Islam . *Since these three belief systems are contradictory to each other on many major issues, at most only ONE can be right. .