Does God Exist?
Here's a little something I found some time back. It is most certainly worth the read. ;)
A man went to a barbershop to have his haircut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began towork, they began to have a good conversation.
They talked about many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on thesubject of God, the barber said ' I don't believe that God exists.' ' Why do you say that?' asked the customer.
' Well, you just have to go out in the streets to realise that God doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things. '
The customer thought for a moment but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop.
Just after he left the shop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt. The customer turned back and entered the shop again and he said to the barber, ' You know what? Barbers don't exist. ' ' How can you say that? ' asked the surprised barber. ' I'm here, and I'm a barber, and I just worked on you.' ' No! ' the customer exclaimed. ' Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside.
''Ah, but barbers DO exist!' answered the barber. ' What happens is, people don't come to me.' ' Exactly!' affirmed the customer. ' That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! What happens is people don't go to Him and don't look for Him.
A man went to a barbershop to have his haircut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began towork, they began to have a good conversation.
They talked about many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on thesubject of God, the barber said ' I don't believe that God exists.' ' Why do you say that?' asked the customer.
' Well, you just have to go out in the streets to realise that God doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things. '
The customer thought for a moment but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop.
Just after he left the shop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt. The customer turned back and entered the shop again and he said to the barber, ' You know what? Barbers don't exist. ' ' How can you say that? ' asked the surprised barber. ' I'm here, and I'm a barber, and I just worked on you.' ' No! ' the customer exclaimed. ' Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside.
''Ah, but barbers DO exist!' answered the barber. ' What happens is, people don't come to me.' ' Exactly!' affirmed the customer. ' That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! What happens is people don't go to Him and don't look for Him.
2 Comments:
too true David...i'm glad i've accepted Him :)
In reference to accepting God
"It's God who works in you to will and to do his good pleasure"
Ph 2:13
All glory to him forever and ever amen
Aidan
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