The strongest argument for and against God’s existence is the same argument. I’ll provide two examples from the bible.
In 1Corinthians 8:6, Paul essentially distinguishes between the origin and means of existence. Logically speaking, there can be no beginning or end to existence. Therefore, existence is eternal which is one of the most notable characteristics of God.
However, Paul doesn’t associate existence with God at all in this passage, but instead associates God with the origin of existence. He is pointing out that existence is a characteristic that belongs to God as the origin of existence. Grammatically speaking it is the difference between the Verb to Be and the Genitive of Possession. In this case, being is an attribute of God rather than who God is.
However, logic points out that the origin of existence cannot exist without redefining the term. Therefore, the origin doesn’t exist. Moreover, by definition, nothing doesn’t have a beginning or end either.
The other passage is from the introduction to John’s gospel where he begins with “in the beginning was the word”. This seems a bit counterintuitive. Wouldn’t it make more sense to begin with “in the beginning was god”? That would only make sense if there was a god to begin with. Since there is no beginning or end to existence but only a beginning and end to things that exist, it stands to reason that God cannot objectively exist.
But then John adds, “and the word was with god”. Conceptually speaking, you can’t have something without nothing.
John follows this with, “and the word was god”. We might just as easily put it this way: and the word was 'god'. In other words, there is no referent for the word “God” other than the word itself. If this is the case, then it is only the word itself through which God can be manifest. However, the “way” or means by which the origin is manifest is clearly distinguished from the origin.
If God is One as the bible indicates, then God is indivisible. This is where the word “individual” comes from. Therefore, we are operating under a set of false assumptions, i.e. we are separate individuals (This is also an oxymoron which proves it’s a false assumption).
Therefore, the only being who could possess life or existence is God, which doesn’t prove God’s existence except insofar as existence belongs to God. In other words, it points out that God is the origin of existence which doesn't actually exist.
In 1Corinthians 8:6, Paul essentially distinguishes between the origin and means of existence. Logically speaking, there can be no beginning or end to existence. Therefore, existence is eternal which is one of the most notable characteristics of God.
However, Paul doesn’t associate existence with God at all in this passage, but instead associates God with the origin of existence. He is pointing out that existence is a characteristic that belongs to God as the origin of existence. Grammatically speaking it is the difference between the Verb to Be and the Genitive of Possession. In this case, being is an attribute of God rather than who God is.
However, logic points out that the origin of existence cannot exist without redefining the term. Therefore, the origin doesn’t exist. Moreover, by definition, nothing doesn’t have a beginning or end either.
The other passage is from the introduction to John’s gospel where he begins with “in the beginning was the word”. This seems a bit counterintuitive. Wouldn’t it make more sense to begin with “in the beginning was god”? That would only make sense if there was a god to begin with. Since there is no beginning or end to existence but only a beginning and end to things that exist, it stands to reason that God cannot objectively exist.
But then John adds, “and the word was with god”. Conceptually speaking, you can’t have something without nothing.
John follows this with, “and the word was god”. We might just as easily put it this way: and the word was 'god'. In other words, there is no referent for the word “God” other than the word itself. If this is the case, then it is only the word itself through which God can be manifest. However, the “way” or means by which the origin is manifest is clearly distinguished from the origin.
If God is One as the bible indicates, then God is indivisible. This is where the word “individual” comes from. Therefore, we are operating under a set of false assumptions, i.e. we are separate individuals (This is also an oxymoron which proves it’s a false assumption).
Therefore, the only being who could possess life or existence is God, which doesn’t prove God’s existence except insofar as existence belongs to God. In other words, it points out that God is the origin of existence which doesn't actually exist.