There is an old saying that you can’t prove a negative. Basically, it simply means you can never fully prove that something DOESN’T exist, simply because you can’t possible know everywhere or every thing at one time.
Atheist often use a similar argument. If an atheist is debating a Christian, Jew, Muslim, or other person from a religious faith they will often say, “I don’t believe in your God.” The religious person usually responds with, “Prove God doesn’t exist.” In which case, the atheist then counters with, “I don’t have to prove anything. You can’t prove a negative. Prove to me that the flying spaghetti monster doesn’t exist, or the pink unicorn.”
Does the Flying Spaghetti Monster or Pink Unicorn Really Exist?
The only issue with that logic is that there are no claims that a flying spaghetti monster exists. Here is the difference with “God.” Almost any tribe on this planet, even the ones on isolated islands, believe in a “God.” There has been a very intense belief in God for thousands of years.
Furthermore, there have been eyewitness accounts, stories of miracles, written testimonies, pictures and drawings found, traditions, and so much more. This whole world has claimed a God exists since the beginning. That is why even remote tribes still believe in God.
The flying spaghetti monster, however, has no real basis for an argument. Sure, it is true that you can’t prove a negative. I will openly admit that although I strongly believe in the existence of God (and I feel there is ample evidence to support this belief), I still cannot “prove” God does or does not exist. The same is true with the flying spaghetti monster.
But at the same time, God has so much more likelihood of existing due to the above reasoning. People claim to have seen God. Miracles have been recorded and happened. Archaeological finds support biblical stories and show us that ancient civilizations also had a belief in God. Where is the evidence for the good old spaghetti monster?
So if God doesn’t exist, then why for thousands upon thousands of years have people believed this? Why have people died to defend this belief? How has the Earth even existed for this long? Or how does the universe sustain itself? Why did the universe even start to begin with if God doesn’t exist? And why did random particles decide to arrange themselves in a pattern if there is no God? It just doesn’t make a lot of sense.
In my opinion, there has to be a God. If not, then why even continue living? I live for God’s promise. I live with the hope that the Bible is true and God keeps his word. It makes me happier to believe in God. I feel more complete.
Sure, there are a lot of things I don’t understand about God, the universe, and even the bible. But I believe anyways.