Is it logical to use science and its method to decide the existence of God?

Answer 1

Science relies on the purely physical for explanation, but God is of the spirit...

Answer 2

Sure.

Two points: First, the scientific method is a very theistic principle. If God created everything, then we expect to see design and reason behind how things work. We expect to see "laws of nature" that everything follows. The search for those laws can be anticipated to be fruitful and worth doing.

If evolution (time + randomness) is the explanation for origins, then science is a waste of time. We would expect to see mutations and deviations from the norm be the explanation for things. Looking for "normal" would be a waste of time since random firings of nonsensical effects is what is behind everything.

So it actually makes more sense to use science to look for God than to use it to prove him wrong.

Second, despite the other answers here, God is easily deduced from logic. We know, for example, that all matter and energy in the universe came into being at the Big Bang. There's nothing in the universe that didn't start then. We also know that every effect must have a cause. The Big Bang was a big effect -- it had to have had a cause. The cause of the Big Bang can't be anything natural, because all of nature began at the Big Bang and a thing can't be its own cause. So the cause of the Big Bang must be supernatural.

We could go on to show that the cause of nature must be unique and that it must itself be uncaused. Aristotle concluded the same thing. I suggest that this Uncaused Cause, this supernatural reason for the Big Bang and the universe is God. In particular the Christian God.

So without citing the Bible and without requiring much faith -- just common sense and logic -- we've proven the existence of God and could derive many of his attributes.

So it's both logical and necessary to use science to discover the existence of God.

Answer 3

It doesn't take a rocket scientist or a brain surgeon to figure out that people have been duped for millennia into believing there is an omnipotent being named Jehovah or God or Allah whom nobody has EVER seen, who has only ever been written about in an old book of myths and legends that people claim is "the word of God." Science can't prove or disprove the existence of God. Neither does "wishing" make it so.

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Answer 4

It is not possible for science to disprove god.

What science can do is to explain many things that earlier generations attributed to God because they didn't know any better.

Science can also help clean up some of the wrong facts in the bible. For instance, in at least 2 books, the value of pi has been stated as 3, instead of 3.14159...

Also, at a philosophical level it is sometimes impossible to disprove something. That is why courts must always prove someone committed a crime. It is often impossible, even in ordinary situations for people to disprove very mundane things (eg, I cannot disprove that I emptied my letterbox at 11am).

And, it is not science's job to disprove religion - of any flavour. That is not the purpose of science.

Remember, the Vatican accepts the big bang happened, and as the Pope then said - you can have everything after the big bang, but we'll have everything that went before. It shows humor and a glimpse of a decent personality...

Answer 5

Not directly, no. God cannot be measured, and therefore his existence could not be directly proved by scientific devices.

If one were to interpret circumstantial evidences that we can measure, then it is reasonable enough to conclude that there are far too many "fortunate accidents" to be merely accidents. And the most reasonable alternative would be an intelligent supernatural designer.

This by NO means proves that any one faith's version of God is correct, but it shows that a person can logically conclude that some higher power exists.

Answer 6

All I can say is it is illogical and irrational to use science and its method to decide God's existence. Science don't believe in God. They probe and probe and find reasons to discredit God so why use it in the first place? They rationalize that we, humans, all come from apes and have tried, unsuccessfully, to correlate the two. I don't like an ape to be an ascendant of mine. Do you? They might say we all look like apes except for some changes that came from evolution many times over. I can't accept that. No, science and the belief in God do not go together, best to separate the two.

Answer 7

that depends entirely on what is meant by "god". if god tinkers with nature occasionally (miracles) then it should be detectable in principle. i don't think it has been detected, but the believer could always suppose that god is always careful to do his tinkering when no one is looking, or make it look like natural processes. i wonder though why god would be so keen on hiding. on the other hand if god doesn't affect nature, i wonder what it could mean to say that god "exists". science is pretty good at figuring out what exists when there is some empirical evidence to go on. when there is no evidence, it's anyone's guess.

Answer 8

Yes.
That which cannot be observed directly (case study atoms and chemical elements?) can be inferred by its effects and and interaction with what can be seen.

There are currently two major groups of theories:
Religion and religious convictions and experiencesm (and the existence of the universe) require the existence of a deity or deities to account for them.
Religion and religious convictions and experiences are essentially a sociological and psychological phenomenon, requiring no deity or deities, no more than does the existence of the universe.

Deciding between those two on conviction, feeling or tradition alone is obviously no good!

Answer 9

Science is the means by which G-d allows us to discover His influence, in, on, and around this planet. It is also the way that we gain knowledge and put to use all the brain power, He bestowed to us. We are the only ‘creatures’ on this whole planet who can internally visualize the layout of a city, building, (etc.) and then implement those plans and turn that vision into reality. And scientists are trying to convince everyone, that "chimps are more evolved than humans" -- what a joke.

Answer 10

No, just logical to use it to disprove the divinity of the Bible, Book of Mormon, the Torah, the Quran, etc....

The existence of "a" God at all is another matter. But the man-made Gods of man-made religions have all been disproven by Science.

Answer 11

Not really. Science can discern the nature of things as they are, but discerning their ultimate origin may be beyond the scope of science. The existence of God can be neither proven nor disproven. One's belief regarding God is a matter of personal opinion and faith.