I refuse to prove that I exist, says God, for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing?

Proof and faith have nothing to do with existence. Existence is defined. Either god exists or god does not exist, regardless of any faith or any proof.

Something that was created by man for the purpose of control and isn't real , that's why it was stated that god refuses to prove his existence. Dave mathews, why are you saying such rude things. Just because someone thinks your beliefs don't make sense, it doesn't give you the right to be so negative but then again it's not like your know for politeness.

Dave Mathews the tchikers guide to the Galaxy is not 'dribble', how else were we to know that the answer to the Universe and everything in it is 42 and that to hitch a ride on an alien spacecraft one must not forget their tea towel, this is important stuff. It also proves that nothing exists as a finite number multiplied by infinity equals nothing. So it does not matter either way.

It may be a good analysis but I don't agree. We tend to separate the word faith as it applies to God into a category by itself where it doesn't belong. We all use faith everyday in our lives.

We have faith the car will start when we get in it. We have faith the chair will hold us up when we sit in it. We have faith that our partner loves us.To live in any other way would make us a paranoid wreck.

All of those ways of living by faith are based on what we have learned from past experience. We have learned by those experiences to trust in the nature of the thing we are having faith in.So it is with those of us who have come to put our faith in God. We have come to trust m because our experiences have proven That is not something anyone can argue with anymore than someone could argue with me about the nature of my Dad.

They don't know him. I do. What have they to say to me about it?

That is faith. That is belief. It is based on realities I have experienced.

The fact that it is makes it no less faith or belief.

I am 5'6" tall and always dreamed of being a basketball player, and I like to give people who have nothing better to do than read it, something to do.

And as for having faith, that is just a concept, not a real thing. Perhaps when God punished all humans because Adam and Eve "disobeyed" him, he just washed his hands of us and disappeared back to wherever it is he came from.

The Disciples asked Jesus to " prove " to them on several instances whom he was. He replied " haven't I already proven with my work's who I am, and yet you still doubt ". God has " proven " over and over who he is and what he is and yet mankind still doubts.

There are actually groups of people that do not believe " trees " exist. They do not believe we exist. Groups of people believe that the Govenment was behind 911 and the OKC bombing.

And then their are those that believe it was sinister outside forces. And to listen to them, they make very valid arguments, just as Stump refuses to believe in God. I have actually stood and watched several planes crash and stood in disbelief that it actually happened for a few moments until it " clicked " that, hey this is real!

Studies have been done on this phenominon and if you have 100 people on a plane and the plane crashes. Assume nobody dies, but the plane is going to blow up in 3 minutes. Did you know that 92 will be paralyzed and not move?

This is true! It will be those 8 people that immediatly recognize what is going that will save the other 92....With that said, God could ride out of the clouds on a big white horse with trumpets blarring and their would still be people who doubted him....Enough said!

To answer some of the questions below. God wouldnt show himself because then everyone would know he exists and stop believing which is the whole foundation for religion, if he revealed himself people would worship him because they want to go to heaven and KNOW the would rather than BELIEVING they would so people would follow him for the sake of it. And religion wasnt created by man to control people its the complete opposite, what was created by man to control man was the media.

For the past 50 years it has told everyone whats right, wrong what to think what you should do what you shouldn't what exists whats good and bad. This has been used mainly to get everyone believing there is no such thing as god so the world can be united under the "New World Order". As you all probably don't know the "New World Order" is the brainchild of a very old group which nowadays go by the name of The Freemasons.

These guys aswell as Zionists own pretty much all of the worlds media and wealth and are also in nearly every position of power in most countries. They also worship satan and use his signs in many corporate logo's and even countries emblems. So if they believe in the devil and are trying to make everyone not believe in god what does that say to you?

Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. I often wondered why this chapter did not start off with adam and eve. Adam and eve walked with God in the garden therefore they can not be examples of faith having actually seen God.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.