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I was born to Hindu parents, my father used to bring books on the universe and planets. After reading many books, knowing about evolution, the periodic extinction of species, apes and primary beings I'm no longer sure there is god.
So does god even exist?
In Shrimad Bhagwad Gita chapter 7th verse 25
naham prakashah sarvasya yogamayasamavrutah
moodhoyam nabhijanati loko maamajamavyayam ||I do not manifest Myself to everyone. I am hidden by My yogamaya potency and thus the foolish cannot recognize Me as eternal and unborn.
Thus GOD exists but everybody does not know him.
In Shrimad Bhagwad Gita chapter 7th verse 26
Vedaham Samtitani vartamanani charjuna
Bhavishyani cha bhutani mam tu ved ba kaschyana ||O Arjuna, I know past, present and future. I know all living beings, but they do not know Me.
GOD knows everything but we do not know GOD.
Even in vedas GOD is described as "Neti Neti" means nobody knows GOD who exists eternally.
If you have come across some of the threads on this site, which suggest over the top ages of human and Yugas in thousands of years, which will directly contradict the current form of evolution theory, then that doesn't mean that God itself doesn't exist! :-) By staying in such denial, you are unknowingly raising finger on the cultural faiths & researches worth several thousands of years happening across the globe.
A similar question Swami Vivekananda used to ask people, "Have you seen God?". That stopped when his ultimate Guru Shri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa made him realize. But for that, Vivekananda surrendered and kept his mind open. Later he subscribed to the same philosophy which he used to ridicule. On other hand, Duryodhana did not accept Vishnu's incarnation even after witnessing the event of Vishwaroopam.
A Jeeva-Atma's supreme goal is to get Moksha and that goes through God. It's up to us, which path we want to choose. I would recommend Not be an atheist, who would directly deny God without inquiring more about it. Be an atheist, who doesn't believe God until he has researched it All. This will lead you towards Gyaan marg.
There is 1 sloka in Gita which tells the importance of a true spiritual Guru and you may want to look for it.
Overall Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 is a good chapter to start for the person with lot of atheism.
All created beings have their source in these two natures. Of all that is material and all that is spiritual in this world, know for certain that I am both the origin and the dissolution.
Especially beware of the below:
BG 7.15 & BG 7.25
Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, who are lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the (atheistic) nature of demons do not surrender unto Me.
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I am never manifest to the foolish and unintelligent. For them I am covered by My internal potency, and therefore they do not know that I am unborn and infallible.
Even I too believe in the theory of evolution, but then my mind stumbles when I ask myself,
Who created the first living cell among all? Or Who did the current Big Bang?
We don't have to let that rebel die inside us, but calm it down to channelize in a right path. e.g. I finally decided to surrender myself to the teachings of Bhagavad Gita, even though I don't have the proofs of it being true. So that I can backtrack my knowledge based on it.
Also, don't rely totally on the evolution theory, it's just < 200 years old and it itself is slowly evolving. There is a whole section of Sexual Selection in it, which suggests how male & female choose (read lust) their partner based on certain criteria. This might be true, but that's not all.
Here are 2 cents on that!
They say that this world is unreal, with no foundation, no God in control. They say it is produced of sex desire and has no cause other than lust.
How can we know that there is no God if there is no scientific evidence for or against the existence of one? Well, there is actually some historical evidence. The knowledge of the Vedas, however, have shown the words of god to be very accurate to those of science, and Hinduism has many times helped mankind's pursuit of science if not supplemented it. The Puranabharati, an ancient text, also predicts the reincarnations of Vishnu, for which there is historical evidence for. If you look up Adam's Bridge, you can see that there is a lot of consistency between the events of Ramayana and the age of the bridge. These texts also predicted the birth of Gautama Buddha, which we certainly have historical evidence for.
Here is an English version of the Vishnu Purana (Puranabharati) if you are interested: http://hinduonline.co/Scriptures/Puranas/VishnuPurana.html
I think you are confused with God and its interpretations. There is a super power so all the things in the universe still exist. But we gave so many names and so many structures to the God, that may or may not exist. I want to ask a question, you know elephant is a vegetarian. Who is telling them not to take other food. Suppose from tomorrow elephant becomes non veg, what will be our status?
Another example..lets take a green pea seed in your kitchen. If you want you can keep it inside a bottle for so many days, but if suppose you put it inside water, tomorrow you can see a small pant coming out from it. Who tells that seed to become a plant. In general, there are supernatural powers which are not in our control.
