[Author’s Name]
[Institution’s Name]
Essay on The Existence of God
What does it mean on a grand scale to assert that the universe is the product of an intelligent designer? In a scientific age that exalts rationalism and chance, what empirical evidence could possibly support such a claim? As humans contemplating the immense complexity of the cosmos, might certain features of the universe suggest that our 'home' has in fact been carefully crafted for our benefit? Can our own human experiences of creativity and design illuminate the concept of a cosmic designer? And what exactly is the problem of evil? Can all these questions be answered from a question of existence of God?
Each of us has a choice. We can look at the evidence for God's existence and believe that He is there, or we can set aside the evidence and decide that there is no God. Either way, we must cross a bridge of faith, because neither argument can present laboratory verification. The key question is this: In a matter that is so basic to our well-being and in a question that demands an answer, which position can we most honestly choose?
The first question, which should rightly be asked, is 'Why is there something rather than nothing?' This question does seem to possess a profound existential force, which has been felt by some of mankind's greatest thinkers. According to C. S. Lewis, it begins with a sense of wonder about the world, and the most profound question a man can ask concerns the origin of the universe. In his Scope of his book, Lewis reports that he sometimes had a certain experience which could best be described by saying that "when I have it, I wonder at the existence of the world. I am then inclined to use such phrases as 'How extraordinary that anything should exist!'" (Lewis, 2003). Similarly my mind often seems to reel under the immense significance this question has for me.....
