I don't think there's a definitive answer I can give you—this is genuinely one of humanity's deepest questions, and thoughtful people disagree.

A few things worth considering:

**Arguments people find compelling for theism:**
- Personal religious experiences
- Philosophical arguments (cosmological, design, etc.)
- The existence of consciousness, meaning, or morality
- Ancient texts and traditions

**Arguments people find compelling for skepticism:**
- Lack of empirical evidence
- The problem of suffering
- Naturalistic explanations for phenomena once attributed to god
- Diversity of contradictory religious claims

**Middle ground perspectives:**
- Some find meaning in spirituality without traditional "god" beliefs
- Some see science and faith as addressing different questions
- Some remain genuinely uncertain

What tends to matter most is how you think about it: What kind of evidence would matter to you? Does the question feel important? Are you drawn more to philosophy, personal experience, scientific reasoning, or something else?

I can explore specific arguments further if any of these directions interest you.
