Does God Exist?

Can belief ever rid us of the problem of evil?

Welcome to Eth, a small planet circling a medium sized star on the far side of this galaxy. It's standing room only in Eth's Great Chamber as the debate of the age is about to take place. Eth's greatest intellectuals are trying finally to settle whether or not God exists.

 Garglefroth Blart, Professor Emeritus of Divinity at Eth's most prestigious university, is involved in vigorous debate with his opponent, Bogubus Donk, the Arch Logos Inquisitor. The audience comprises Eth's finest thinkers.

BLART: I'm here to explain why I, and so many other Ethians, believe that God exists.

DONK: What do you mean by 'God', exactly?

BLART: I'm referring, of course, to a being that is all-powerful.

DONK: Ah yes. God, if he exists, is omnipotent. He can do anything.  But why suppose such a being exists?

BLART: This universe might not have existed. Why does it exist? Why is there something rather than nothing?

DONK: Well, scientists tell us the universe began with a Big Bang nearly 14 billion years ago. The Big Bang explains that

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