(February 21, 2017 at 12:46 pm)hyperchord24 Wrote: I hope this is the right place to post this and I wonder if the subject has been broached before. What could God do to prove his existence?
Everyone runs around saying, I can't see him, so sorry. If you asked a christian, they'd say the bible proves his existence. Forget that. What sort of things would he have to do to prove it. Show his face from the heavens? Flood the earth? End all suffering? What could make you change your mind?
Any being worthy of the title 'God' would know what would convince me. And unless he/she/it/they want to purposely want to remain hidden, would provide such.
But to start with, I would require demonstrable and falsifiable evidence, reasoned argument, and valid/sound logic to support the claim that a god exists. Without these, what else would I use to justify belief?
As far as what that would look like, I can't say. Many times in science, the evidence that is convincing to demonstrate a claim, is not predictable before it is discovered.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
