The “God†question
“The Worldâ€/Cosmos/Universe exists.
If “The World†exists, if it may be said to “beâ€, then
it either a) had a beginning, or b) always existed (in one form or another).
If a., then it has/had a source.
If b., then it has always been.
However, b. does not automatically bar a “Godâ€.
“The World†may have b. “within†God.
We “know†by virtue of “our†existence and by the structure of “The world†that “The world†tends toward order/organization, life, and intelligence. By “tends toward†I mean that by virtue of there being some semblance of order/organization, life, and intelligence in “The World†we can say that “The world†has “produced†these things rather than not “produced†them. It may not have “produced†them, but for any number of reasons, it did.
These existing elements (order/organization, life, and intelligence) are questions requiring an answer. Their “being†requires an explanation. Why are they rather than not?
Here we are prodded into deciding for ourselves whether or not it is more reasonable to believe that a) “The World†(including its order/organization, life, and intelligence) is an accident, or a product of some direction or design.