Is God's existence a scientific question?

Question

If God is a personal being who has an effect on the natural universe via miracles, prayers, revelation, etc. is his existence a question that could be scientifically determined?

Primoa, I would agree with that in regards to the deist's god, but Christians claim God is very involved, therefore measurable.

Lion of Judah, that would be a good argument if the universe were not expanding.

Answer 1

Even if "god" is not a scientific question, then his/its/her/their actions on and in the physical world should be. This means that anything a god has claimed to have done, should have left physical evidence.

Edit:
I wish Lion of Judah would learn the real 2nd law of thermodynamics and how to use it!!!

Answer 2

I think G_D is scientific in many ways. For one, just look at everything, and I mean everything. It all "adds" up. Math. Math is everywhere, it always adds up, it always comes out, something. How can a random item form such a perfect thing as math.

I like the idea of the light spectrum to explain G_D. We see light and 10% of that light spectrum called visible light. So what is in the other 90%? We sure have a lot in this 10% that we call home... imagine how much could be in that 90% of what we don't see.

Answer 3

if it can't be scientifically determined, he cannot exist.

you have an explanation for some cause (god) for a reaciton (the creation of the universe and humans, animals and twinkies), but you can't and state that you won't ever prove that that cause exists?

ridiculous.

EDIT: if you want to redefine "god" as something that is different such as having a psycological state of mind rather than a thinking, bieng that can affect the universe and interact with people and more of a psycological state then thats one thing, but then you lose all your little "fear" effect things that says if you don't do x you will go to hell.

then again, you could define hell as simply the state of mind of those who do not want to live thier lives and attain the state of "god" (enlightenment and bieng at one with your psyche and good self).

This is good stuff- I think I just came up with a workable version of christianity!

Answer 4

I believe it is. If it exists, science - the quest for knowledge - should be able to find it. If spirit exists, it much have physical properties because that is what existence is. The fact that science has not found it does not mean it doesn't exist, though. 1,000 uears ago, diseases were demon-borne. Now we know there are bacteria and viruses. There always have been bacteria and viruses since life evolved, but we didn't know about them so we blamed the unknown. God, if it exists, is unknown right now. God is just what we don't understand... so it will always exist because there will always be more to seek.

Answer 5

A greater persentage of scientists marvel at the incredible structure and balance in the universe that they can prove must exists but give over to the fact that a greater mind than all the minds on this planet was needed for its construction.

The lack of abiliity of scientists to duplicate this is fairly good evidence

Answer 6

The existence of God can never be a scientific proof. God wants people to have faith.To have proof of God would take away the blind faith that believers must have to be religious. It has been said that if you believe no proof is necessary and if you don't believe no proof is possible.

Answer 7

The existence of any god that is mechanical, consistently matching expectations to respond to stimuli, not only would be a scientific question, but wouldn't be considered God.

Answer 8

There has not been suficient reason given to believe something is outside the measure of science. Wishing it does not make it so.

Answer 9

The answer depends not on the evidence but on the interpretation of the evidence thus to those not open to that interpretation the answer is no.

Answer 10

By definition, "God" is the exception to every rule of science, so I don't see how It presents a valid problem for science.