Is God's existence necessary?

[Gambit]

Is God's existence (metaphysically) necessary?

 

[Unification]

Is God's existence necessary?

It depends on what "God" is.

 

[Tumah]

Necessary to what?

 

[allfoak]

I don't think his existence is necessary.
Let's get rid of him.

This has been tried before.

 

[YmirGF]

My weird view of reality works with or without a god figure, so I chose to dispense with the notion altogether.

 

[Gambit]

Necessary to what?

Do you believe it is possible for God not to exist?

 

[Geoff-Allen]

Necessary for what?

I suppose God can be the answer to some of life's big questions like how did the universe come to be and how did life originate on ths planet ... and how dowe best love each other ... what happens 2 us when we die ... that kind of thing ...

Theen you are left with the question of how did God come to be ... which is a REAL mind-bender ...

Good luck finding the answers ...

Cheers

 

[Gambit]

Necessary for what?

Do you believe it is possible for God not to exist?

 

[Kelly of the Phoenix]

Though a theist, I suppose it's not necessary to have a Person involved. Just because I exist doesn't mean I'm "necessary"...

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Is God's existence necessary?

I would have said no; but, believe in god is also a political move. Governs US laws to an extent and keeps people sane.

If people can handle the unknown, no. God is not needed.

 

[Oldsoul]

Just because I exist doesn't mean I'm "necessary"...

M'kay..
So you're saying. .
There is a possibility you could be an unnecessary human being?

 

[allfoak]

The age of Aquarius is said to be the age of Man.
A time when the darkness is being flooded with light.
A time of revealing.

It is good that we begin to grow up and leave the make believe God behind.
It is a time when we can begin to take responsibility for what we think.

The search for our source is paramount to who we are.
The journey is real.
We are living it day by day.

Who am I ?
Where did I come from ?
What am i doing here?

These questions do not go away because we declare God dead.
Once we declare the make believe God dead however, we can stop pretending we know the answers and start searching for the answers honestly.

When we stop pretending, we see that the answers are found within ourselves.
What is discovered by searching within for the answers to these questions is that we have had the answers all along.
There is no need to pretend.
We can search out the answer and decide for ourselves...

Is God's existence necessary?

 

[George-ananda]

Do you believe it is possible for God not to exist?

It seems logically possible from our perspective.

 

[Ben Dhyan]

Is God's existence necessary?

What form do you think God's existence take?

 

[Gambit]

What form do you think God's existence take?

God's existence is formless.

 

[Gambit]

Though a theist, I suppose it's not necessary to have a Person involved. Just because I exist doesn't mean I'm "necessary"...

So, you, as a believer, conceive of God as unnecessary?

 

[Gambit]

It seems logically possible from our perspective.

How so?

 

[Gambit]

I would have said no; but, believe in god is also a political move. Governs US laws to an extent and keeps people sane.

The question I asked in the OP was a metaphysical question, not a political one.

 

[Gambit]

My weird view of reality works with or without a god figure, so I chose to dispense with the notion altogether.

I agree. Your view of reality is weird.

 

[Gambit]

These questions do not go away because we declare God dead.
Once we declare the make believe God dead however, we can stop pretending we know the answers and start searching for the answers honestly.

Thanks for sharing.