Persuasive Speech on the Existence of God

¶ … convince my audience that God exists

Although God cannot be seen, heard or touched in a real sense, he exists as a real entity.

There is something that we use every single second of our lives which we cannot see, hear or touch.

This is something that drives our life force, and allows us to live.

Without it, we would die a painful death within a matter of minutes!

Every living creature on this planet requires it to continue its existence

This thing that I am talking about is oxygen!

Until the 18th century, no one knew what oxygen was, nor could they define it. Yet we still use it in every single breathe that we take.

Without the use of scientific instrumentation we cannot see, hear or touch oxygen yet we all assume that it exists nonetheless.

The average person cannot hear, see, or touch God and yet fully one third of the world believes that he exists. I am here with you for us to develop an understanding of why God exists.

A.I have carefully researched this topic and now I will share the most topical information I have found (establish credibility)

B. The reason that I am interested in convincing you is that God is a very powerful spiritual force that makes our whole universe operate. Accepting Him into your life will ultimately benefit you in so many ways.

BODY

Many people argue that no can conclusively prove that God exists and therefore God cannot possibly exist, but this logic is counter-intuitive.

A. The majority of people who do not believe in God explain their incredulity in several ways.

No one can prove the existence of God and therefore he must not exist

If he exists and he is a kind and good God then there would be no suffering in the world

People have committed many wrongs under the name of God such as the crusades, destruction of indigenous cultures, etc. And since God did not stop these actions he must not exist.

B. These arguments however are all counter-intuitive because they argue that just believe there is no proof of God

Human history has only spanned slightly over one hundred thousand years, and we know less than one percent of all of the knowledge in this universe

Until the three hundred years ago we did not know the existence of the atom

We have explored less than one-billionth of the known universe

Is it implausible to believe that out of the 99.9999% of unknown things in the universe, that God could be somewhere within that space?

God is not restricted by the mandates of time, and therefore we will never fully appreciate his plan for us a.

Humans can only see a very small slice of life because we are mortal, therefore we can never know if the actions that we view as "harmful and bad" will not ultimately be beneficial in some other way.

b. We as humans are naturally pre-disposed to taking the things that we have for granted therefore we will always forget the good thing sin our life and always look at the bad things c. In reality, poor and sick individuals can be as happy as wealthy and healthy individuals. Which shows you that there is a strong sense of equality in the world

There is objective proof that God exists

More than 96% of the world population believes in some sort of organized religion. Although it may not be the same God, unexplained forces must exist in order for so much of the human race to believe in such an entity.

Miracles have been recorded through the annals of time. Almost all religious organizations have established miracles that are documented. This is especially evident in Christianity, where the miracles of Christ are documented within the Bible.

The chance that life as we know it today exists is at a level of multiple trillionth of a percentage point. The fact that we are currently alive means that something miraculous must have happened.

Those who believe in God constantly explain spiritual, physical and sensory perceptions that God is with them. Thus, there is tangible evidence that God is touching people, it just requires belief.

Summary and Transition: As someone who use to not believe in God, but now am an avid believer, I can sympathize with those who still have their doubts. However, the concept of religion is that there exists free will to choose to believe in God, and the rewards for doing so are infinitely great.