Best argument(s) for the existence of God.

[kewlDude]

What are your best arguments for the existence of God? Arguments laid-out properly along with their axioms would be highly appreciated, but, arguments with a regular taste are welcome too.

I know the regular ones like the argument from infinite regress or the argument from fine-tuning, et cetra. But, the thing is that I find these arguments lacking in depth; as if they are a sort of shruggish response. I don't find them rigorous. Like the argument from infinite regress just contradicts itself. It first states that all things must have a cause and then in contradiction to this assumption just brings-in the postulate that there is a being that has no beginning. Argument from fine-tuning is actually not a proof for the existence of God, but just a sort of probabilistic argument that there should be a God. Because, clearly there can be good arguments for the fine-tuning of the universe and that of life (evolution comes to mind - it has been experimentally verified in a lot of cases and then also has a ton of archeological evidence for it as well) that don't necessarily require God.

Hoping for good discussions.

Jazakallah khair. 

NOTE: I don't know if this is the best section for this question, but I am new here so, I am doing it anyway. Apologies if the section isn't the best one.

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[علوي]

On 8/22/2022 at 2:29 AM, kewlDude said:

What are your best arguments for the existence of God? Arguments laid-out properly along with their axioms would be highly appreciated, but, arguments with a regular taste are welcome too.

I know the regular ones like the argument from infinite regress or the argument from fine-tuning, et cetra. But, the thing is that I find these arguments lacking in depth; as if they are a sort of shruggish response. I don't find them rigorous. Like the argument from infinite regress just contradicts itself. It first states that all things must have a cause and then in contradiction to this assumption just brings-in the postulate that there is a being that has no beginning. Argument from fine-tuning is actually not a proof for the existence of God, but just a sort of probabilistic argument that there should be a God. Because, clearly there can be good arguments for the fine-tuning of the universe and that of life (evolution comes to mind - it has been experimentally verified in a lot of cases and then also has a ton of archeological evidence for it as well) that don't necessarily require God.

Hoping for good discussions.

Jazakallah khair. 

NOTE: I don't know if this is the best section for this question, but I am new here so, I am doing it anyway. Apologies if the section isn't the best one.

May Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) bless you. We definitely need more discussion in this field.

There are many arguments which our Imams (a) have provided for us to disprove atheism, especially Imam al-Sadeq (عليه السلام) and Imam al-Reda (عليه السلام). 

Imam al-Sadeq's Reasoning and Debates: https://www.al-islam.org/life-imam-jafar-al-sadiq-baqir-shareef-al-qurashi/his-reasoning-and-debates

The following argument is an interesting one. Although it does not prove the existence of God, it proves that atheists are definitely wrong. They cannot possibly claim that God certainly does not exist because they simply don't have the knowledge to do so.

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Then Imam (عليه السلام) told [the atheist]: “Do you know that earth has upper and lower parts?”

“Yes!” he replied.

“Did you enter inside?” The Imam (عليه السلام) asked.

“No!” He answered.

“Do you know what is inside?”

“No, but I guess that there is nothing underneath.”

“Guessing is the result of being unable to believe.”

“Did you go up to the sky?”

“No!”

“Do you know what there are?”

“No!”

“Have you approached the East and West? And did you see what is behind them?”

“No!”

“It is astonishing that you approach neither the East nor the West. You did not enter inside the earth and you did not go up toward the sky to know what there are, but you are still infidel in them. Is it acceptable for a wise to deny and reject what he does not know?”

There is also another argument made by the same Imam (عليه السلام) which later became to be known as Pascal's Wager:

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Imam (عليه السلام) told one of those atheists:

“If the case is as you stated, [that Allah does not exist], (while it is not so), then all of us will be rescued. But if the case is as we stated, [that Allah does exist], then we will be rescued but you will not.”

The Imam's reasoning was perfect. Us theists are safe either way. If there is a God, we're safe, and if there's no God, we're safe. But when it comes to atheists, if there's no God, they're safe, but if there is a God, they're in trouble. 

It's a 50% win for the believers and a 100% loss for the atheists. 

There are many more arguments which I do not have the space to mention here. 

Again, may Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) bless you for your research and curiosity.

 أَفِي اللَّهِ شَكٌّ فَاطِرِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ

‘Is there any doubt about Allah, the originator of the heavens and the earth?! [14:10]

[Antimatter]

On 8/21/2022 at 9:29 PM, kewlDude said:

What are your best arguments for the existence of God?

My best argument for God is God & His words.