Is it possible to prove God's existence?

Answer 1

The problem is one of definition -

The first problem is the Matrix conundrum. The Idea is way older than the movie, but the movie defines it very well. Either all that you see is what is, or you are someplace else and this is a video game that only death will show the results.

If it is a video game, there is no hope. As all reality is manipulated. You can only guess at what is important, and anything might be a trap. Some folks take this side, grab their favorite book of cheat codes, and pray ardently ever after that they grabbed the right one.

The alternative is also an act of faith, that what you see is. But having made that act of faith one discovers that a decent picture of reality can be constructed from evidence and there are very few inconsistencies, that usually go away with further study.

Given the second reality, the Medieval view of Earth as a small flat bottomed bell jar in an old man's laboratory is provably false, not the least by discovering that the planets and stars were places and not items. The mind boggling vastness of the universe also severely changes the job description beyond believability.

While a fight in a Mediterranean bell jar would be significant, a couple microbes having it out on a dust speck in a huge ocean of dust specks, most with other microbes could not be as much so.

The interfering watchmaker is also provably false, though more recently and less publicized. The issue is one of fractals, very simple math making beautiful and complex forms of nearly everything.

All decisions are laid out at the start, and even non decisions are completely randomized. If a mind gets involved, be it God, man, or meerkat, the math is broken and the result is amazingly obvious, so a change in fortune occurring mid computation would be easily documented and it is not.

There are other definitions that do not demand either actual critterness or even actual interference, but are a way of thought you can choose or not, but do provide thought structures that you can use to improve your life.

Most theists miss this and wander off into the weeds of fantasy, and most Atheists dismiss it all together in a fit of rejectionism, but the most powerful religious teachings lie there.

Answer 2

God's existence has always been, and will probably always be, a matter of faith. I should not be required to prove God's existence any more than someone else should have to prove His non-existence. Only Judgment Day (or the lack of it) will prove who was right. Many philosophers have said they believe in God because if God does exist, then they would have been right to follow His precepts. If He doesn't exist, then no harm has been done.

Answer 3

No; we are not granted indisputable evidence proving God's existence. Jesus noted to Thomas "Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet believe"; I think that blessing goes out to ALL Believers, who cannot scientifically "prove" the existence of God, and yet who so strongly feel the Presence within their Souls that they Believe and Know that He DOES exist.

If there is "proof" there is no need for Faith. According to Merriam-Webster, Faith is:

"(1): firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2): complete trust"...

Faith is an incredible Gift and Grace from God. And remember, all it takes is Faith the "size of a mustard seed"; so if you can even have enough courage to just assert that it is POSSIBLE that God exists, and humbly ask to be shown, then God will take that kernal of Faith and make it grow...

Peace.

Answer 4

I'd argue probably not. If a God does exist, it's probably a being of such awesome breadth and power that it would defy our merely human capabilities to even perceive it.

You could point out that various serendipitous events that occur are "proof" of God's existence, like being spared from getting into a car accident or arriving just in the nick of time at some important job interview, but the fact that these could just be coincidence makes it difficult to nail down whether fate or God is on your site.

Answer 5

The absolute proof comes after we die, unfortunately it is at this point that we are unable to tell anyone.

Scientists use the BIG BANG theory for the creation of the earth, can we deny or prove that? what if God created the big bang. I find it amazing that the big ban put all of the planets into just the right spot.

Until we die, God exists by faith, for me I know that he exists.

Answer 6

It depends on your definition of "God."
By many definitions, the existence of God is undeniable. But no one has successfully proved that God is a personal, self-aware being who regularly intervenes in human affairs. There are rational arguments for Deism, and there are rational arguments (but not proofs) for a Deity who is at least capable of volition, free from the chain of causality, eternal, and distinct from the material universe. Other specific beliefs about God are typically based on these assumptions. In general, theistic philosophers question the doctrine of positivism, which maintains that rational must mean "scientific."

Answer 7

Romans 1:20 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)
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20For 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.

Answer 8

Short of having him come down and show himself, I don't see how. But as an atheist I'm skeptical to begin with so anything you promote as evidence of his existence, I'm going to try to apply a scientific explanation.

To be honest, I think there is far more evidence against the idea of God - at least as He's written in the Bible, than there is evidence He could exist.

Answer 9

If it were possible, this category on this forum wouldn't exist.

There is no proof - there will never be. There is no such thing except in the mind of certain human beings who need a higher power to blame things on, ask for help from.

Answer 10

Lobamu you are the living proof of God's Existance!

Life is the Living Proof of God's existance...Who gives you that breadth of Life?

You got it!