Question for the atheist?

Question

Since apparently it's atheist hour on R&S a simple quick question for you guys.

Hypothetically speaking, if there was a God would there be any doubt he would know more about physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, etc etc than any of you? If you knew for a fact that there was a God do you still think you could explain him away with science, that of which he obviously created?

I’ll give the points to the one with the obvious right answer

Answer 1

There is no obvious right answer, just differing opinions. Nobody can really claim to know the "truth" in this matter.

Answer 2

First you say Hypothetically if there is a god, then you say for the fact there is a god..... what are you driving at?

If Hypothetically there is a god, then he might know less then a 3 yr old child, because it is just hypothetical.

If for a fact there is a god, just ask him to show himself. Simple, right?

Obviously I have the right answer, but then you will term it wrong as this is not the answer that you like or suit your cause in preaching.

Answer 3

No, if I knew for a fact that there was a god, I would have rational proof (ie, that of physics, math, biology, and chemistry) of its existence and would not have any good reason to disbelieve.

But to say that god created science is begging the question. It offers no proof, or even logic demonstrating the likelihood of, god. There is no absolute proof of the existence of god, nor is there any to absolutely disprove god. If there were, there would be no reason to discuss the question of existence. However, it is likely for a multitude of reasons -- most simply that it doesn't make sense to believe in what you can't see unless you can give solid evidence -- that there is no god.

Answer 4

The answer is in the question.

In your hypothesis, there is already the condition that "God exists" and if God exists, I hope that his existence is based on solid empirical evidence.

Does God know more about physics, math, biology, chemistry, etc? His existence simply doesn't make him a super genius. If the hypothetical God is omniscient, then yes, he would know more than me.

Could we explain him away with science? Science is the pursuit of truth based on empirical evidence. If God is provable through empirical evidence, he would be part of science because science would actually end up proving its existence. If anyone knows anything "for a fact", then we know it because it is provable through empirical evidence based on scientific inquiry. Again, science would end up proving that God exists in your scenario.

Lastly, I have a question for you to ponder about: If you know that God exists and that God gave us the ability to reason (exercise logic), then why is the idea of a omniscient, omnipotent and benevolent God explained away through logic? Or even the omnipotence of God can be logically challenged (e.g. "Can God create a rock so large that even he couldn't lift it?"). Does that prove that such a God doesn't exist?

Answer 5

One thing is clear. If scientist start filling in any question with "god" as answer, where would science then be? Scientists have been fighting for centuries to get rid of the burden to constantly have to confirm their findings with the bible, and what creationists are doing is just this: Dark age science.
I know that if there is a god, the first human to see, speak to, decipher or measure god, will be a scientist, not the pope, or whatever "know-it-all" from religious origin.

Answer 6

Screw science. My issues with your fictitious God are not science related. There is no sense of justice with Him. Why doesn't he protect those who cannot protect themselves? Why does he allow bullsh*t like this to happen to innocent babies?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17739868/

Your bible tells us not worry about what we will eat or drink because your heavenly father feeds the birds. Yet millions of people around the world die daily from hunger while the wealthy of the world squander their money on toys like second & third homes, cars that just sit in garages as trophies of their wealth, etc. Seems like God would bless the right people who would use money for good of helping others instead of giving it to the selfish.

Answer 7

No, we'd have to do that with philosophy.

This is a hell of a hypothetical. First of all, you have made the existence of God a fact. Then you follow it up by saying that we'd still argue against his existence. I don't see why the vast majority of us would want to do that.

Answer 8

Do you really want your god to be real? If so then he was the major screw up that designed this planet that does everything to kill us with tsunamis, earthquakes, tornados, floods, famine and disease. He is also the mook who did a poor job designing the human body with its poorly designed eyes, poorly designed knee, should, lover back and hip joints. Not too mention the fact that our bodies are not ideally suited for bi-pedal motion. We are succeptable to all sorts of debilitating diseases and viruses.

Answer 9

Hypothetically, no.

Then again, we'll never know for a fact that there is a God, or if there isn't a God, so this is wholly irrelevant, as in impossible.

Answer 10

If there is a god, then, of course he would know more than anyone else about his creation! Why wouldn't he? He DID create the universe after all. Of course he would know more about his own creation. That is, of course, provided that he actually does exist...