Belief in God and faith in God as a whole is an ancient tradition practiced by human civilizations for about as long as their existence. Of course, there have always been debates regarding the two spectrums, with both equals of the scale having very good points on their views, and here I am trying to come up with my own.
In most religions and ideologies, the belief in a God usually contains the same plot. "Pray in God, if you don't, go to eternal suffering". This cliche is found in almost all religions. An omnipotent being banishing those who didn't believe in him to an eternal hell definitely seems a bit too far of a stretch. While other arguments may come up with how God is omnipotent, the fact of an omnibenevolent God is not very common. For a second assuming the existence of an eternal omnipotent being is factual, we'd still have to figure out what gives the being the status of a God when he is not loving of his creations. To think that such power could very well be corrupted by an "ego" or "arrogance" is definitely something to take in mind, but that argument is only applicable when we view God as a "being".
Before knowing the actuality of God being real, we need to know who God is. A white-bearded man sitting by the rooftops zapping the sinners away? Or an unbiased eternal force that harbors existence to the other forces of the universe? To think that God is a being is a mistake that much too many people make. It is better to think of God as a force. A force of nature, to be exact.
This force, known as God, is thought to be the creator. The creator of everything we know, of course. The universe, the device you read this, and you yourself. God does not zap zap zap and boom, you come into life. It is better to think of God as an arranger of sorts. If the universe is a circus then God is the ringmaster, the force which keeps things in check and makes sure the entire thing doesn't collapse.
Of course, there have been many phenomena that claim to prove that God is real, but then again, the problem of evil itself isn't the problem. The vague description of the omnipotent force does pose an obstacle to whatever understanding we might have had.
Then again, we only keep waiting for whatever science brings us because truthfully, science does not know the answer to everything, despite being the understanding of everything itself. This mysterious force is just simply, "Out of bounds".
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