Ok, but Why God?
These are the reasons that I present as argument for my belief in God.
EMOTIONS (also stated in "Evidence of the Soul"):
They often completely defy logic and are usually counterproductive to accomplishing any task which is related to the cause of the emotion to begin with.  In extreme cases they can hamper the accomplishment of any tasks at all.  Anger, fear, love, anxiety, they all hamper your ability to think clearly and act rationally.  So then, why do they exist?  If we are simply biological creatures in a game of survival of the fittest, then these "feelings" serve to hamper our progress and potentially prevent our very survival.  If our emotions do not serve us physical or mentally, then it would seem to make sense that they are proof of what is called the human spirit and that their existence stems not from any evolutionary cause, but given to us for some other spiritual purpose.   It is said that "God is Love".  Well if the human spirit, which was created by God, is the cause of emotions, then the concept of God giving or causing love, which is the most enjoyable of the emotions, makes perfect sense.

BIOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY:
It goes without saying that the biological world is a complex mechanism, in both a macro and a micro sense.  But I have to wonder if those who do not believe in creation understand just how intricately complicated and interdependent that it really is.  Almost every aspect of the earth depends upon one another for survival.  The foliage needs carbon dioxide and provides oxygen for the animals.  The air that is exchanged through the creatures and greenery is the means of carrying another necessity of life to them, water.  Cloud creation is enabled by dust particles floating in the air.  Then there's the human body.  What a piece of work!  An electrical, chemical, and physical feat of engineering.  It's more complicated and intricate than any automobile or computer could ever be.  Yet to believe that it would have evolved on its own from mere matter is a travesty to it's design (and designer).  It would be easier to believe that a pile of scrap metal, sand, and plastic could form itself into a working computer, if only given enough time with the elements.  In truth, however harsh these elements may be, without specific intent from an intelligent being, no working machine of any useful form will result.

MIRACLES:
They happen.  In hospitals, in homes, and around the world.  Prayers get answered in ways that are impossible or at best very difficult to explain.  God reveals Himself to people in ways that sometimes cannot be denied without great effort.  Sure, some of it could be attributed to chance, or perhaps reading too much into or out of a freak occurrence, but often times there is just no mistaking divine intervention and to do so takes a great act of denial.

MORALS:
Humans have an innate understanding of what is right and wrong.  Granted, if we exercise and nurture our sinful natures, we can learn to overcome this initial internal "voice", eventually making enough excuses and becoming deaf enough to the voice to overcome it.  But when you perform one of these wrongdoings (also known as sins), you know and/or feel that it was wrong.  Although the law does teach Some arguments against this reasoning are herd instinct and learned behavior.  I'm not going to get into these arguments here though, as they would take up entirely too much room for this brief explanation.  Besides, C.S. Lewis does a much better job at discussing them in his book 'Mere Christianity'.  Anyone who would like to see a very well expanded reasoning on this subject (and many more) should read the book, or email me and I will scan in the first three chapters and post them on a separate web page.

FATE, DESTINY, ASTROLOGY, MEDIUMS, OUIJA BOARDS, ETC:
People place the blame on and rely on fate, or destiny, especially in regards to relationships.  They look to the stars through astrology to find purpose, plan, and assistance with decisions in their lives.  But if you can go so far as to believe in a plan or a cause to everything, or even anything, then there must be some form of intelligence behind it.  How can you even let yourself hint at the existence of a plan without seeing or at least looking for the planner?  Other people will even go so far as to believe in the spirit world and the afterlife, looking to spiritual mediums and ouija boards to contact their lost loved ones.  Can there be a spirit world without God?  I suppose so, but if you can believe in a spirit world at all, then the other reasons for believing in God make even more sense.  In all this, I find it odd and kind of pathetic that these people don't look a little deeper into their supernatural beliefs, to find the true source of their hope in God.

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