Theists, how do you argue for the existence of God through pure thought(or imagination)?

Question

How do you know anything is a fact when experience is ignored? How can we know such things as God through a priori ideologies?

Answer 1

God has not called us to argue. That isn't our (us who believe in God) purpose in life.

Answer 2

Well, if you read David Hume, he would say that experience is not a good way to judge anything as a fact. Rene Descartes brought to us a skepticism that caused him to doubt everything he sensed--a state of being that was solved, in his mind, by the existence of God. What I am trying to say is that experience itself is a bit over-rated as far as a way to know anything. Now you might argue, and rightly so, that the only way we can seemingly know anything is through experience and this is right to a certain degree. But to answer your question taking into consideration your belief that experience is the source of knowledge, one might say that he knows God through the very existence of the idea of God. This individual might argue that an idea of something so powerful and perfect could not originate simply from something as imperfect as a human being--thus the idea of God came from God. This is the ontological argument for God. Others might say, although this is not entirely a priori I suppose, that God can be known through the design and structure of the universe. For instance, in quantum mechanics, where there is seemingly no directly forced action for anything to happen, some physicists find it highly unlikely that the events that do occur, would occur. So some might attribute this as evidence for the existence of some God-like force in the universe. There are other arguments and "proofs" for God and I could go on all day discussing them, in the end, I must confess that none of them are extremely compelling. I have concluded that it simply requires, as Soren Kierkegaard said, "a leap of faith".

Answer 3

interesting question! haha i wager this merely proves that God is a fantasy. God develop into created in the kind of way that you won't be able to disprove him. I keep on attempting to imagine of arguments that theists might want to argue yet i will't arise with any counter argument to what you're announcing. Yup, i imagine you merely disproved God.

Answer 4

Philosophically a priori knowledge does not require physical experience as required in statistics or mathematics.

"a priori" can describe a step in an argument the truth of which can be deduced entirely from the truth of the premises.

Answer 5

Ideologies stem from man's reasoning, but we know God a priori. God is, therefore we know him. All do, whether they acknowledge him as God or not. But he is not only known by our understanding. He is a spirit and must be known spiritually. That is why we must be born again.

Answer 6

Reason as we commonly use it can't fathom certain things. Logic is even worse. Even a dog has the ability to 'weigh' things inside. Don't you?

There is more to this than the imagination is able to dream of. That this is a place where certain things 'aren't to be known' seems Obvious, doesn't it?

Weigh and Choose for yourself. It's nobody's business but your own.

Answer 7

Psalm 19:1, NIV. "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands."

Romans 1:20, NIV. "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse."
Psalm 33:6,9, NIV. "By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm."

Isaiah 45:18, NIV. "For this is what the Lord says—He who created the heavens, He is God; He who fashioned and made the earth, He founded it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited—He says: 'I am the Lord, and there is no other."

Psalm 8:3-6, TLB "When I look up into the night skies and see the work of Your fingers—the moon and the stars You have made—I cannot understand how You can bother with mere puny man, to pay any attention to him! And yet You have made him only a little lower than the angels, and placed a crown of glory and honor upon his head. You have put him in charge of everything You made; everything is put under his authority."

Psalm 19:1, TLB. "The heavens are telling the glory of God; they are a marvelous display of His craftsmanship."

Romans 1:20, TLB. "Since earliest times men have seen the earth and sky and all God made, and have known of His existence and great eternal power. So they will have no excuse [when they stand before God at Judgment Day]."

Matthew 8:26, TLB. "But Jesus answered, 'O you men of little faith! Why are you so frightened?' Then He stood up and rebuked the wind and waves, and the storm subsided and all was calm. The disciples just sat there, awed! 'Who is this, they asked themselves, 'that even the winds and the sea obey Him?'"

Romans 8:19-22, TLB. "For all creation is waiting patiently and hopefully for that future day when God will resurrect his children. For on that day thorns and thistles, sin, death, and decay—the things that overcame the world against its will at God's command—will all disappear, and the world around us will share in the glorious freedom from sin which God's children enjoy. For we know that even the things of nature, like animals and plants, suffer in sickness and death as they await this great event."

Answer 8

I think there is a God. I would never argue His existence because there is no proof one way or the other.

Answer 9

Will many of them understand your question? In religion, reason and pure thought are generally ignored, discouraged and faith shattering.

Answer 10

Thats monotheism mono as in one duo or multitheistic more than one god/goddess/entity.. know thy theisms lest thee looketh like a nave fool