Quote Originally Posted by Pahu78
The universe exists. Is it eternal or did it have a beginning? It could not be eternal since that would mean that an infinite amount of time had to be crossed to get to the present. But, you cannot cross an infinite amount of time (otherwise it wouldn't be infinite). Therefore, the universe had a beginning. Something cannot bring itself into existence. Therefore, something brought it into existence.

What brought the universe into existence? It would have to be greater than the universe and be a sufficient cause to it. The Bible promotes this sufficient cause as God. What does atheism offer instead of God? If nothing, then atheism is not able to account for our own existence.
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I never understood this logic. If something had do bring the universe into existence, than by the same logic, someone had to bring this superior being who created it into existence. You are dealing with an infinity regardless. I fail to see how believing in an infinite powerful being is any different than believing in an infinite universe...

Your logic conveniently ends when you came to the conclusion something had to create the universe, but it still leaves the illogical assumption that nothing created the being. It simply doesn't make sense to me.