Question about meaning and perception of reality from a theist.

[amkerman]

Whoa Shell. You actually took a statement I said and turned it into a logical argument. I'm impressed. If I were an atheist I would say: no, is simply "lack disbelief" that God exists I suppose. I don't think that way, however, and I completely agree with your statement. So I will answer. (actually you posed three questions, not two, unless one of the many abilities I am lacking in includes the ability to count.)

I will answer all three.

1. What if there is more than one God?

That would mean that there is more than one reality. Or, multiple realities. By definition it's impossible. Even if there are multiple universes with completely different laws governing them, they all exist within "reality". "Reality" necessarily contains everything that exists.

The only analogy I can provide is gravity. What if there are multiple gravities? There can't be. Gravity acts on everything that exists. Even if it acts on itself, it is still gravity.

Maybe you are talking about anti-reality? Anti-God?

That would mean be something that wasn't a part of reality.

If it's not a part of reality, it can't exist within reality.

What thing can't exist with in reality?

No-thing.


2. "What then?"

Impossible.

For arguments sake, if reality exists and nothing exists, only reality exists.

The statement "nothing exists" breaks the law of noncontradiction.

3."what if a creature lives outside reality"

Hopefully you get the picture by now...

Nothing can exist outside of reality. If it exists, it must exist within reality.