RE: I am a theist, what do you think of my proof for God existing?
October 28, 2016 at 10:59 pm
(This post was last modified: October 28, 2016 at 11:00 pm by Astreja.)
(October 28, 2016 at 10:27 pm)Mariosep Wrote: As regards how to prove the existence of something to exist in objective reality, if memory serves, I was into expounding on when we have a concept in our mind of something, then we can go forth in objective existence to search for evidence of that something that corresponds to the concept in our mind - and that is also a way to prove the existence of something.
So we have two items here:
1. The information on the concept of God.
2. The what and how to prove the existence of something.
#1 is a problem because god-concepts vary widely from one religion to another, and even from one believer to another within the same religion. This really should be taken care of before proceeding to #2, because it will have an impact on how to proceed in the search.
Regarding "what and how," I'm someone who is generally not impressed by hypothetical evidence such as is found in apologetics, and prefer actual physical evidence to anything else. In the case of trying to prove the existence of a god, since the claim itself is so extraordinary and so out of keeping with what I know of the world, physical evidence is the only thing good enough to support belief in a god's existence.
