is there proof god exists other than blind faith?

Answer 1

Not at all.

Answer 2

No. Noted Catholic theologian Hans Kung examined the matter in excruciating detail [ref. 1] and correctly concluded that neither the existence nor non-existence of god could be proved on the basis of logic or evidence. (Not surprisingly, he chose the affirmative, explicitly acknowledging that it was a choice.) But it can be proven from this that no theory of god can be of any use in the real world. As for evidence, there is considerable evidence that no such thing as god actually exists [ref. 2], and absolutely no evidence that one does.

Answer 3

No, and furthermore there is good reason to believe that it does not exist (Russel's teapot, Occam's razor, et cetera).

Even prayer, a basic thing, disproves god. In order for god to be god, it must necessarily be omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent. If you pray, say for something bad to be resolved, it raises problems. First, something bad is happening, which means god is not omnibenevolent. Already that means it is not god. Then there is the fact that you have to ask him to fix things, which means that he didn't know the best thing to do, so he is not omniscient. Further proof that god does not exist. Finally, if you can change what happens through prayer, it means you can control him and then he is not omnipotent. So there is no way god can be god!

Answer 4

None whatsoever as you can see from the answers beyond faith which may just be the desire to believe. As for the complexity or beauty of the world arguement there is no reason that loving a baby or a sunsent implies a creator. We have natural explanations that apparently these people reject or haven't studied. This doesn't diminish the beauty and wonder of the world at all for me but it does help explain the ugliness, disease, suffering, and natural disasters better.

Answer 5

Yes.

There are many. I will cite for you, one.

There is a man by the name of Gary Miller, a mathematician, theologian & FORMER missionary, who has written a nice article about probability & faith. You see, if you want to judge the veracity of a text that claims to be the Word of God, then take every CLEARLY-VERIFIABLE verse of that book and then apply the theory of probability to each testable claim.

If a particular book keeps getting CLEARLY-VERIFIABLE, objective things, wrong, the chances of that book being 100% TRUTH go down really fast... In fact, the minute you can find one claim that is false, then the whole text's claim to be from a perfect Creator falls apart -- so we can't settle for 99.9% -- we require perfection... 100% perfection.

But if that book gets all objective and verifiable ideas correct, and, say, those ideas outnumber the subjective ideas by an order of magnitude, then, it must be 100% TRUE, AS OF THE TIME THAT THAT TEST TOOK PLACE. And if that book then claims something that is not verifiable, such as the existence of Heaven & Hell, then you should believe it. In this case, if that book says "God exists" then you should believe it...for you cannot prove otherwise...& for all its other claims are valid and non-contradictory.

I'm talking about probability and believing the claims that books make -- really grand claims -- something like "This is the word of God!" or "ALL life came from Mars." (Not Mickey Mouse books.) You see, when a book makes a blanket statement, such as the one above, the minute you find one life-form that did not come from Mars, the whole argument crashes. You have to go out and determine which books have such irreconcilable errors -- contradictions. Better yet, google it. For others have done much work before us... Just be careful what you read.

Bertrand Russell spoke of a probabilistic argument:

"In his 1953 essay, What Is An Agnostic? Russell states:

An agnostic thinks it impossible to know the truth in matters such as God and the future life with which Christianity and other religions are concerned. Or, if not impossible, at least impossible at the present time. [see #2 below.]

However, later in the essay, Russell says:

I think that if I heard a voice from the sky predicting all that was going to happen to me during the next twenty-four hours, including events that would have seemed highly improbable, and if all these events then produced to happen, I might perhaps be convinced at least of the existence of some superhuman intelligence. " source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic#Bertrand_Russell

Dr. Gary Miller's essay is just the answer Russell was looking for.

I wonder what Russell would have thought of this essay: Dr. Gary Miller's essay "The Amazing Qur'an." You can read it here: http://thetruereligion.org/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=90

Here is another similar argument geared towards atheists, by Dr. Zakir Naik: http://thetruecall.com/home/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=149&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Read my former questions/answers; you may find some of them informative in answering this question as well.

#1
4:82 Will they not, then, try to understand this Qur’an? Had it issued from any but God, they would surely have found in it many an inner contradiction!

#2
41:53 In time We shall make them fully understand Our messages [through what they perceive] in the utmost horizons [of the universe] and within themselves, so that it will become clear unto them that this [revelation] is indeed the truth. [Still,] is it not enough [for them to know] that thy Sustainer is witness unto everything?

In time, the Truth shall make itself manifest.

Yet,
(2:6) As to those who reject Faith, it is the same to them whether thou warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe.

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.

Answer 6

The Earth should be enough proof. The way your body works should be proof. Think about the intricate design of you bodily systems. Nobody can tell me that a star exploding is the reason why my heart can pump out blood, take in blood, only to pump it back out again. That was methodical, don't you think? The way your nerves connect to each other & how pinching your hand (the part between your index finger & your thumb) can take away a minor headache. Or when something gets in your nose, your eyes water. God is all about connection & your body is well connected. On top of that, ask yourself where it all came from! God is our archetect.
Although I'll never understand why God does what he does, I can look around & see proof of his existence.

Answer 7

sure yet possibly no longer what you like. think of approximately some un-considered forces and their result like magnetic fields reason vehicles to artwork, x-rays can see by way of you and take a photo, warmth is un-considered yet can burn you. God's spirit tension has Created all that we see and placed into action all the actual regulations. he's the reason and we are the end result.

Answer 8

yes. look around you- see the awe of creation, a new-born child the wind blowing, seasons changing, and the list goes on and on and on......
by the way: faith is not blind. God is more real than youwill ever be. I [and millions of others] know that He is because we experience the wonderful working of His love in our lives on a daily basis!!!!!
God is, was and shall be forever more......but what about you?

Answer 9

Well, judging by the inane answers "look at how complex X is! I don't understand it, it must be God!" I would say no.

Answer 10

Blind faith does not prove God exists. Faith connects you though.

If all it took was blind faith, then all Atheists would convert since they have blind faith that they are right about Him not existing!

Answer 11

Creation of Universe – A Proof for Presence of All-Mighty God:

You know friends, “Cosmologists believe the universe came into being approx. 10-20 billion years ago as a result of a Big Bang. !.

Then He turned towards the sky, which was but SMOKE, He said to it and to the earth: ‘Come forward both of you willingly or unwillingly,’and they submitted:‘We shall come willing’. (Quran;41-11)

The theory is based on the mathematical equations, known as the field equations, of the general theory of relativity set forth by Albert Einstein in 1915. Russian physicist Alexander Friedmann provided a set of solution to field equation to prove Relativity. Then American astronomer Edwin Hubble proved that the galaxies were moving away from each other as the light of distant galaxies was universally shifted to the red end of spectrum. This dispersing universe is closed not open as some scientist thinks. It will contract one time like exploding stars that will be end of current universe with all its terror. Light is transformed in the matter and matter to light. British, Jeans, Sir James Hopwood thinks that our universe before big bang was a huge mass of matter. It may be smaller particles or light but the question is how such a big mass of matter came into existence because matter cannot come into being by itself. Really it looks like a horrible dream in which we are alone shuddering because of fear of meaninglessness, nothingness. We feel our self just a silhouette smeared by a blasting destruction, one side the shuddering cold, and on the other side heat upto milions of degrees Fahrenheit. Touch yourself you are a real body with feeling and senses and an imagination; if you are reality then this event is not a dream. Lo! God is creator of that matter and innovator of Big Bang!. Mark a blue point at the tip of your nose and try to see it without glass. Can you see? We cannot see radio, T.V., Mobile, wireless signals but small machines can see them! This mighty creation and continuity of same message to all nations in different ages, different lands and different languages is wonderful and undeniable proof for people who think. We will discuss about this in detail.

Look! he gave us life, and believing him gives meaning to our existence, otherwise; all this birth, …, and death! Oh! Nothing not even a nought! He is infinite, immutable, eternal, good, Omniscience and Omnipotent. Believe him personal, transcend and unique.

Ask them: “ Do you really deny the One Who created the earth in two periods and do you set up rivals in worship with Him while He is the Rabb of the worlds. He set upon the mountains towering high above its surface, He bestowed blessings upon it and in four periods provided it with sustenance according to the needs of all those who live in it and ask for it. Then He turned towards the sky, which was but SMOKE, He said to it and to the earth: ‘Come forward both of you willingly or unwilling,’ and they submitted: ‘ We shall come willing’. So, from this creation, He formed the seven heavens in two periods and to each heaven He ordained its laws. He adorned the lowest heaven with brilliant lamps and made it secure. Such is the design of the Al-Mighty, the All-Knowing”. Now if they turn away, say to them: “I have given you warning of a thunderbolt, like the thunderbolt which struck Ad and Thamud”-Quran;41-9…13)