How can you PROVE your EXISTENCE?

Question

Forget about proving God's existence. First prove your own existence. people of all faith are welcome.

let me remind you all one thing. Seeing is not a proof. A truth is not necessarily seen by Eyes.

There are things out there which our senses dont percieve but it does not mean that these does not exist.

You cannot see bacteria's and single cell organisms before the invention of microscopes. But they did exist and were part of truth.

You cannot see air

You cannot see sound waves

What we see is not necessarily true. e.g Illusion. If you see image of Moon in water bowl, that does not mean that there are two moons. You see Mirage. but that does not mean it exist.

How can you prove that you exist and you are not just an image or perception. ?

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"I think, therefore I am."

in other words you possess mind . same way , God possess mind therefore He exist.

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lets see other logical arguments

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TO ..>>> AniMeWoRLd26

you said >> first of all, I'm not the only one the sees the same thing as me..
there are others who acknowledge my existence..who knows that I'm here...

what if others are also just an illusion you . and you are just an illusion for them. this is a circular reasoning. you are saying like, i exist because others say i exist. how do you know others exist, because you say "others exist".... this way you cant go anywhere.

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justme

you said that the image of yourself is the proof of your existence. well, then you see the image of same world in your dreams. does that mean that there is another real world. and how do you know which world is real. this one or the one which you see in your dreams.

image of something does not prove its EXISTENCE. i gave you example of mirage, and moon in water bowl.

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lets see other arguments. i havent get my answer yet.

to >>>> gagger.
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well, the devil also feels pain, and express emotions. but there is no proof of their existence.
and if you heart stops beating, that does not make you disappear. or a non-existence entity.

sorry , lets hear other arguments.
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summer.

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Again devils too breath. that does not proof that they exist. *******************************

sorry,, lets see other answers

Henry W

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who is God?
That is God.

so whats the confusion. ?
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Answer 1

Philosophers have wrangled with this question for centuries and I comes down to this: You simply cannot prove that you exist. You can't even prove that the outside world exists. After all, 'you' could just be a brain in a vat somewhere being stimulated by electrodes that make you 'see', 'feel', and 'touch'. What philosophers have come up with is the concept of a "Properly Basic Belief". It means that if there is no evidence whatsoever to the contrary, then you can probably safely assume that it's true. However, that doesn't mean you can prove it. And of course you have to be open to the possibility that evidence may turn up at some time. So until there is evidence that I don't exist, I'll stick with the philosophers and say it's a "Properly Basic Belief" that I exist. And of course, there's the old standby of "I think, therefore I am."

Answer 2

How do you know that God possesses a mind-do you know that he even exists? Your question is nonsense (meaning makes no sense). I can breath the air so I know it is there-I don't have to see it! I am here and can feel myself breathing that air therefore I know I am here and exsisting on the air. And how can you say that seeing is not proof? Again that is utter nonsense!! Of course it is proof Sure, some things may be an illusion-but we know that the majority of things that we see on a daily basis are, in fact real. And please don't get me wrong, when I say your question is nonsense. I can see that it is well thought out and that you are seeking a good, intelligent answer. I by no means mean to put you down in any way, shape or form!! These are my opinions, and my opinions only!! You can go with them or not.
And above all else I want to thank you for giving my brain a work out today!!! It feels good to use it once in a while!!LOL!!!

Answer 3

You pretty much summed it up yourself. And a few others actually grasp the concept you ask for. Others haven't a clue and have made no sense in their explanations.

As a human being with limited abilities that we are geared with, I am unable to prove yours or my existance. We all have assumptions or theories of how and why one or things exists but we can only prove to as much as we can find. There are probably other life forms that ask the same quesetion and they answer it to as much as they can but to truelly really know would assume that you are more knowledgeable in ways that humans are not. Humans can only go by what has happened on earth, and my theories of what exists. But maybe, just maybe there are other beings out there that do know. We could be just "little ants in an ant farm" and we are being observed on how we live and treat each other as a species.

"To think, therefore I am" means a lot to people but to some, nothing more than someone elses thoughts. I can not explain more than what I have done at the moment. I wish you luck on your journey :)

Answer 4

We do exist right now, as mortals. We are not capable of doing everything, or knowing everything. All we know is that, the Creator of the Universe is so wonderful and mysterious that somethings we cant see, are just really there. Some things are just unexplainable by people...Who knows? Another world might be existing in another galaxy

Answer 5

The sun can't be shielded by a coin, it is self evident. There is a proverb in Arabic I will try to translate: “Nothing may be considered true, if you seek an evidence of the day light”. My feeling and believe that Allah is self evident and if you ask for a proof for His presence then you may doubt every thing else.

Answer 6

to exist is to touch other lives. The proof you speak of can be seen everywhere. Try to make a difference in the life of a child who you otherwise wouldn't know. Your existence will never be questioned in the eyes of those lives you've changed!!!

what is all this "I think therfore I am crap?" If I think I'm am airplane, that don't make it true!!!!

Answer 7

The answer is simple, cause an effect.

We cannot see air, but we can breathe it into in our lungs, we cannot see wind, but we see the grass moving in it, and we feel it on our faces, thus it has to exist.
We cannot see sound waves, but we can feel and hear them, and minipulate them, thus it has to exist.


If you poke somone, and they re-act, than you know that you exist, because if you didnt exist, nobody would be able to react to anything you do.

The same is true with God, I have prayed and seen many reactions to my prayers, I have known people who have been instantly cured of cancer and diseases because of the direct reaction of faith

Answer 8

wow..good point...
first of all, I'm not the only one the sees the same thing as me..
there are others who acknowledge my existence..
who knows that I'm here...
that I'm not just some illusion/imagination xD

btw...that was so deep x__x
yea...I agree with the others..
"I think therefore I am"

Answer 9

When I forgot to pay my rent late last month, I got an eviction notice on the door. Another entity responded to my action (or inaction) and verified my existence!

It made me feel so alive.

: )You need to quit.

Answer 10

This is a central question in philosophy. The only answer anyone has really been able to come up with is "I think, therefore I am."