Why did God have to exist?
446784
We wouldn't be here if God didn't exist.
308259
if there is no god, people would be pretty stupid for doing all these crazy things such as making a church, publishing a bible, doing crazy dances, and worshiping someone who doesnt exist. we do this because he is real.
601409
He is God, he always existed. This is difficult for man to understand because we are not infinite creatures. The finite can never understand the infinite.
366437
He does exist!  There's no other explanation that doesn't contradict it's self.  I'm a believer in Christ, but a lot of people are skeptic.  If you do your research, you'll find outstanding proof that God exists!
732350
Because God doesn't exist. And everyone suffers sometimes, it's part of life!
84706
I dont think people neccessarily need "God"... people just need "something" to believe in. When you think about it, people believe in God because they need a purpose in their life. They need to believe that there is a reason to live...something to look forward to, something to believe in. For some people, its God, for others its buddah, or the Sun.. and for me... its karma. I believe I exist because things happen for a reason... and good things will come to those who do good things. To me, all of those things are the same... its just how people conceptualize them and what they do with it. :)
1178888
Really good question and no really good answers here. Why does god need to be worshipped, what does he care? \nSorry no answer but good question!
852976
God created mankind for relationship with Him. Yet in order to gain genuine relationship with us He had to allow mankind free will to decide for ourselves, otherwise we would be reduced to unconscious automotons mindlessly doing his every bidding yet with no desire to do so, and no choice.\n For God to genuinely be our Father we had to genuinely be children with minds of our own. And like any other Parent He had to risk our rejection to achieve our Love.
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The universe as we know it could not exist without gravity.  Therefore, if you believe God created the universe, then God must have created gravity.  Why did it take man so long to figure out?  Well, there are many things we still don't understand about God (if she exists) and the universe.
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Many people think that god is a psychological invention by humans.  Like self-esteem, it serves a purpose for survival.  Unlike other living beings, we have the ability to observe and reflect.  We can understand some basic phenomenom of our world, but we are often confronted with things that we cannot understand.  With our natural need to feel in control of our world (which is part of our survival drive), facing something that we cannot control or understand leaves us psychologically vulnerable and stressed.  So early man created the gods.  The gods were beings who we could control (through prayer and sacrifices), who would control the unknowns in our lives.  This helped alleviate the anxieties and fears we were feeling.  Every culture on the planet throughout history created a system of gods that controlled the unknowable aspects of life.\n\nAs time has progressed, we have learned quite a bit about our world.  We understand what causes the weather to change, and how diseases occur, etc.  That has taken a lot of the steam out of the world of religion.  It's no coincidence that Christianity is suffering such a demise these days.  But it's not from a lack of morality in mankind.  It's because education has made us less frightened about the unknown.\n\nSo in short, if no one believed in God, then it would no longer exist.
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Sure there can be.   It's all a matter of perspective.   \n\nUltimately, you can keep questioning everything to the point where we couldn't comprehend a diety.   Where did we come from?  God made us.   Where did God come from?  He always was.   \n\nI've always had a problem with..."He always existed."   So, if he always existed...what did he do?   Just sat in the middle of nowhere doing nothing.
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Why would God need that? God is for real!
642083
God may want something although logically wants exist only when one is himself not able to obtain it immediately based on his existing means which of course rules out God wanting anything. The bigger question is why we assume to know what God wants and then try to force others into following that. Our behavior is based on the laws of nature like survival, compassion , cooperation (which again are need for survival) and since they help us exist we assume this is what God wants. Actually this is what we want and correctly want. Hence those who don't follow these ideals are the misfits and threat to human society like murderers, arsonists etc. So its biology , evolution and our interpretation of these. And this capability to interpret is perhaps what God wanted and he got it done (although not quite efficiently it seems from humanity's destructive tendencies).
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Well....let's look at this logically:  The universe (including time itself) can be shown to have had a beginning.\n\nIt is unreasonable to believe something could begin to exist without a cause.  Stephen Hawking says this.\n\nThe universe, therefore, requires a cause, just as Genesis 1:1 and Romans 1:20 teach.\n\nNow - this is important to understand:  God, as the creator of time, is outside of time. Since therefore He has no beginning in time, He has always existed, so doesn't need a cause.\n\nGod did not "create Himself".  \n\nThink outside of the box.  Outside of dimensions.  There are many more than the "three" you see.
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I think it is hard for people to understand whether God exists or not. aside from quoting from bible verses people cannot grasp the concept.
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Because that would defeat the purpose of free will.  We are given the choice in what we believe and how we live.  God does not have to prove his existence.. you either believe in Him or you don't.. your choice.  But I will tell you one thing.. I don't believe in organised religion.. I tried it and it didnt' work for me.. but I DO have a strong and abiding faith in God.  I cannot do otherwise.. every single time in my life when I was so far down there was no where else to go, I prayed and God lifted me right up again.. always.. EVERY time.. If I have nothing else in my life at all.. I have my faith, and that is more than enough.
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There are so many possible reasons but know this; A God who created all  things does not need to justify his actions to the things created. Not to you, not to me, not to anyone or anything.\n\nThe Bible says, theres a time for everything. "A time to live, a time to die..," and so on. When its time to die, its time to die and there is no walking away from it except through Christ Jesus.