GOD DOES'NT EXIST - A VERY GOOD ARGUMENT!

casper_fms

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God doesn’t exist Good argument..
A man went to a barber shop to have his hair and his beard cut as always. He started to have a good conversation with the barber who attended him. They talked about so many things and various subjects. Suddenly, they touched the subject of God.

The barber said: “Look man, I don’t believe that God exists as you say so.” “Why do you say that?” - asked the client. Well, it’s so easy, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God does not exist. Oh, tell me, if God existed, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be no suffering nor pain. I can’t think of a God who permits all of these things.”

The client stopped for a moment thinking but he didn’t want to respond so as to prevent an argument. The barber finished his job and the client went out of the shop. Just after he left the barber shop he saw a man in the street with a long hair and beard (it seems that it had been a long time since he had his cut and he looked so untidy).

Then the client again entered the barber shop and he said to the barber: You know what? Barbers do not exist.” “How come they don’t exist?”-asked the barber. ”Well I am here and I am a barber.” ”No!” - the client exclaimed. ”They don’t exist because if they did here would be no people with long hair and beard like that man who walks in the street.” “Ah, barbers do exist, what happens is that people do not come to me.” ”Exactly!”- affirmed the client. “That’s exactly the point. God does exist, what happens is people don’t go to Him and do not look for Him that’s why there’s so much pain and suffering in the world.”
 
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kotthuyaka

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This is not a very good argument in my opinion.

Here's why: God in (Christianity, Islam and Judaism) is supposed to be omniscient, omnipresent, and of course, omnipotent. This means that God knows everything, can be everywhere at once in spirit, and God is all powerful (can do anything).

A barber does NOT have those qualities or powers. Therefore, a barber is limited in ways God is said not to be. The bearded long-haired man in the story may not have had enough money, may have chosen not to have a haircut, may have been looking for a good barber etc. There are many factors.

This argument can only be applied to God regarding the man choosing note to have a haircut - that is known as human free will, which is the only time God chooses not to interfere. However, take a look at millions of people suffering who constantly ask God for help but their plight deosn't improve and they often die/suffer from ailments. Africa, where strict Christianity is common in some parts, is a striking example of praying to God for help not helping these people (a lot of the time) to ease their suffering on a mass scale. Therefore, this particular argument with the bearded man and the barber is not a good/valid argument for the existence of god.

The argument I have just made about praying and believing in God not bringing any Godly/divine help is also known as the 'problem of evil' in theology/divinity studies.
That is: Why does 'evil' (suffering of good people happen if God is good in nature). Academics have somewhat successfully argued that even if some kind God or Godly entitiy exists, it is very possible that entity is not completely good natured, i.e. benevolent.

P.S. I hope no one is offended by what I have said. It is a philosophical argument that I have paraphrased. Thanks for reading.