Logically, Mathematically, Scientifically Is There A God Or Is It All In our Minds?

Answer 1

God can exist in logic, but logic only exists mentally and lots of non-physical realities can be "proven" with logic. God doesn't exist mathematically, but infinity does. But math is much the same as logic this way. Science is too broad a term for a specific answer. I suggest thinking in terms of physical, mental and spiritual realities to solve this question for yourself. The other answers you get here will be other people's speculations and your own speculations are as good as anyone else's.

Answer 2

I believe that it would be even conceptually impossible to have a scientific or mathematical proof for God because there is no category in those fields for such thing. It would be like asking for a scientific or mathematical proof for beauty or evil, or what is the size of feelings. It's not that these thing don't exist, it's just these things exist outside of those domains.

In the middle ages it was very popular in philosophy to develop logical proofs for the existence of God. One of the more popular ones was Anselms Ontological argument. It went essentially like this:

1) God is defined as a being such that a greater being cannot be conceived.
2) The idea of God exists in your conception (your mind.)
3) And it is conceivable that God exists (God is a possible being.)
4) Existence in fact is a quality of "greatness" because something that exists is "better" than something that does not.
5) Since God is, by definition, a being that is greater than any being that can be conceived, existence must be quality which God possesses.
6) Therefore God must exists in reality as well as the mind.

There are at least two problems that have been pointed out with this: 1) The definition of God is an assumption. To a Hindu, God is unifying force of the universe without "great" qaulities such as omniscince or a pagan might define God as a spirit that inhabits the trees. 2) The qualities of "greatness" are subjective. To me the "greatest" being might be purely evil or might have the qualities of my cat.

In response to some of the above, desing theory could be constructed as a logical proof. If design then God. Design, therefore God. However, I think you would find argument about both premises.

Essentially, all the logical proofs of medieval and early modern philosophy have been shown to rest on implicit assumptions Since most philosophes say that Descarte and other have failed to produce a logical (or for that matter a scientific or mathematical) proof for the existence of our selves or other human beings, a proof of God is even more unlikly. Essentially, there can be no logical proofs for those things are not material or essentially logical tautologies by nature.

So, in answer to your question, I believe that contemporary thinking on the issue would say no, there is no possibility of a proof of God's existence even in theory.

Answer 3

Logic, Math, and Science disprove the existence of God. There are some philosophers who would like to prove that God exists through these things, but nothings concrete. However, God does exist in faith alone, and that's really all he needs or wants. Faith is probably the least concrete noun i can think of, but I and millions of others people believe because of faith, without that ,no, he does not exist.

Answer 4

Mathematics and Science try to disprove God. He exists in our faith. If he could be proven, then we wouldn't need the faith he has asked for.
Logically...look around you, look at the intricate, delicate world that exists around us in nature. Look at the human body, the brain. Can you logically say that it all occurred randomly thru evolution from space debris, sea scum, parasites from an asteroid that collided with earth? Personally, I think logic declares that it had to be designed.

Answer 5

You first start with who is it that claims to be God or did some people just place that title on someone. Then you check to see if there was any validity to their claim of deity, were they who they claimed to be. What about those who knew them, how did the followers act after they were physically gone. Were there prophecies that backed up their claim, can you know God now. Physically, the earth and the universe screams out that there is a God, you just need to find out who He is.

Answer 6

Well there's no way to find out until were dead. Some people say they know there is but until you experience something truely godly how can we believe. Others say that believing gives them hope that there is a life after death with all their loved ones that passed before them. And some simply believe in a "higher power" wheter it be god or something beyond anyones belief.

Answer 7

People seem to think that religion and science are so different.

If you really break things down, and keep going farther and farther, you will find that it's all semantics.

Is it better to have blind faith in the words of science, or in the words of the bible?

Even with our technology are we really any better off? Has the average amount of human happiness increased significantly?

The ultimate goal of science should be to synthesize itself with religion, not replace it.

Intelligent design was a good try, but ultimately left everything up to blind faith again.

Perhaps some day we will see god through science and he will see us through ourselves.

Answer 8

Yes... for both :)