Why God Exists
Credibility of Knowledge
Mathematical, philosophical, scientific and personal (truths/experiences) are all equally valid within the human condition. The world just tends to prize scientific and mathematical theories/laws/postulates more, while others try to prove personal experiences using scientific truth which is in and of itself, bonkers and quite mental. They are two different entities of equal weight. It is like making empirical conclusions about the fact that dinosaurs roamed the Earth void of humans (which contributes to the validity of the evolutionist theory) just because you are an evolutionist scientist when in actually fact many other conclusions can be drawn but they all drown in the sea of evolutionist theory using the argument of "this is a secular world". So truth becomes tainted with ulterior intents. Essentially, they are falsified!!!
Religion VS Relationship
Now we get that out of the way, that Science =/= absolute truths, quite contrary to popular belief, let's clear this pivotal point up, about God.
GOD IS NOT MEANT TO BE PROVEN. HE IS MEANT TO BE EXPERIENCED.
ok let's try to unpack this idea of God. as in what/who can be considered a God? In the most neutral sense of the word? I suppose God - in a few soundbites: can be considered as:
the form of a Supreme Good, a being that is omniscient, omnipresent, all-knowing, powerful
the dictionary definition:
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
so yes. God creates the entirety of everything, right? And it seems like this God is supposed to be so mighty and great and have a being and power/abilities to do things that are so beyond human capacity, or to do things "exceedingly and abundantly above all that we ask or think" (this is not an attempt to point at Christianity. It just sums it up succintly)
so if he is of such a different...kind, (for lack of a better word), and his doings cannot be fathom by the human mind, what makes us think that we can prove him? don't you think there is a disjunct here, of trying to prove a god that we can never be fully able to understand? why would you want to believe in a god that is easily understood, easily proven, easily grasped by the human mind??? Wouldn't that place god on the same platform as human existence? Then why will he be god then? He certainly wouldn't be our creator if he is just like us????
so there is a clear pointlessness in trying to prove god, which is what this entry DOES NOT espouse to do. that is why this entry is written in a subjective viewpoint because it IS subjective, and it IS conclusions drawn personally from my meagre existence of 18 years.
and therefore. the belief in God essentially is NOT of religious piety, as spoken by the secular world (or just as a general misconception). It is a relationship. Because if God makes sense to you, there is honestly NO NEED for lengthy protocols, rules, laws to follow - which is why some ppl are like "you don't drink because you are a christian right?" uhm nope, I don't drink because i, personally, feel that it is the fastest way to spend money with less benefits/ it screws your brain (no matter if you are drunk or not) just a little bit in an irreversible way (come'on throw me the arguments with coffee...and i'll show u the statistics, muacks.) so, it really isn't about religiosity because for me:
if God makes sense to you -> you believe in Him -> you already has a presupposition that a God that you believe has to be a supreme GOOD -> you will definitely have a desire to do good -> not because you have to -> but because you realise good will always be better than bad -> and so you do the things you do -> which sometimes coincidentally just ends up being the same things in religious commandments.
The point is this - the belief in a God is not about religiosity because more often than not that can be absolutely mindless, and you can be religious about A LOT of things - like religiously writing a poem each day, or religiously drinking green tea every morning - like a form of ritualization you know? with no basis/reason sometimes, except that you feel obligated to do it.
it is in fact, a RELATIONSHIP. because if God makes sense to you, and if he exist to you, he must be an alive being, somebody that is relevant everyday. and somebody that doesn't answers back when you communicate is NOT relevant, and is NOT alive. therefore, if there is a two-way interaction -> it must be a working relationship. which is why nobody should be able to disprove God because nobody can disprove a relationship of someone else can they? For example your best friend is in a relationship with this guy and you can't possibly be like making statements about this relationship and expecting these statements to hold water when you are not in the relationship yourself? It is completely bonkers. That is why radical atheists that passionately spread the message of the absence of God and the absurdism of believers confuse me in their intents because essentially, they are religiously spreading a belief while disproving other people's beliefs.
so this point is mostly about how we shouldn't desperately find evidence to prove God. it just doesn't make any logical sense? evidences that God exist does not make him any more or less real to you unless you experience him, isn't it?
God is not meant to be proven. He is meant to be experienced.
You already know that there is a God the moment your consciousness was awaken
What if a guy was in a jungle and died and never knew God?
Romans 1:20New International Version (NIV)
20 For 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 people are without excuse.
it might be a hard concept for people to wrap their head around - knowing God when being completely isolated from the World's knowledge. but even as a man completely alienated from civilisation, the desire for spirituality and worship is an innate quality of mankind. It is a desire that completely explains the verse, that looking at creation itself, one must know that there is a God.
God is not in a church, a temple, a shrine, a holy place... God isn't in any physical dwelling because places of worship are primarily for like-minded people to gather, to fellowship, in a mutual communion with an acknowledged Creator. But God Himself is every where, He created everything and to have recognised existence, you have acknowledged God.
Using the Bible to prove God is like describing the meaning of a word by using that word.
However. There are very clear historical/ archaelogical evidences that the Bible is indeed a work of fact.
Let's talk Science.
Laws of nature (physics and information) are observations that have repeatedly been verified and never contradicted.
They are:
1) Universally valid
2) Does not vary with time
3) There are no exceptions
Scientific Laws of information are therefore : Mathematics and Logic.
Laws of Logic and basically the Framework of Reason. They give:
1) Identity -- an apple is not a truck
2) Non-contradiction -- an apple cannot be an apple and something else.
Now let's see God's Laws (as established by The Bible)
God's Laws are otherwise known as Moral Laws and they primarily are based on:
1) Good Truths
2) Bad Untruths
There is hence an absolute truth and not relative truth.
So matter what Laws of Science you are talking about, you are speaking Biblical Laws. They concur!! Which is why using the Bible is completely legitimate because the Bible can be a source of Logic and Reasoning.
Good that you are still unconvinced!
Obviously this blog entry isn't gonna convince you. Personally, this is precisely why GOD EXISTS! Precisely why I'm rejoicing at your rejection of the existence of God and your doubtings towards this entry.
You see, if I was just born in consciousness, the god that i would like to worship, the god that i would like to know exist would be a god that must be TOO BIG for me to be comprehended. Why would I want a God easily conceptualized? Wouldn't He be Man then? (That isn't pointing to how God is difficult to understand, because when God reveals Himself in a r/ship, He becomes the most intimate companion ever)
And yes, therefore, why would I hope for myself, a mere human being to be capable of convincing you? I can't, precisely because there is Someone greater than myself that should make you see what you couldn't. Which is why this emphasises the existence of God.
Closing Thoughts
If you are a cosmic accident, then why do you bother about good and bad ? Because afterall, we're just a bunch of chemicals that just turned out to be formulated with a conscience right? So broadly speaking, it doesn't matter. And actually, nothing in this world actually matters. But I'm sure suffering is bad. Any kind of pain is bad... but why do you care?
Mathematical, philosophical, scientific and personal (truths/experiences) are all equally valid within the human condition. The world just tends to prize scientific and mathematical theories/laws/postulates more, while others try to prove personal experiences using scientific truth which is in and of itself, bonkers and quite mental. They are two different entities of equal weight. It is like making empirical conclusions about the fact that dinosaurs roamed the Earth void of humans (which contributes to the validity of the evolutionist theory) just because you are an evolutionist scientist when in actually fact many other conclusions can be drawn but they all drown in the sea of evolutionist theory using the argument of "this is a secular world". So truth becomes tainted with ulterior intents. Essentially, they are falsified!!!
Religion VS Relationship
Now we get that out of the way, that Science =/= absolute truths, quite contrary to popular belief, let's clear this pivotal point up, about God.
GOD IS NOT MEANT TO BE PROVEN. HE IS MEANT TO BE EXPERIENCED.
ok let's try to unpack this idea of God. as in what/who can be considered a God? In the most neutral sense of the word? I suppose God - in a few soundbites: can be considered as:
the form of a Supreme Good, a being that is omniscient, omnipresent, all-knowing, powerful
the dictionary definition:
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
so yes. God creates the entirety of everything, right? And it seems like this God is supposed to be so mighty and great and have a being and power/abilities to do things that are so beyond human capacity, or to do things "exceedingly and abundantly above all that we ask or think" (this is not an attempt to point at Christianity. It just sums it up succintly)
so if he is of such a different...kind, (for lack of a better word), and his doings cannot be fathom by the human mind, what makes us think that we can prove him? don't you think there is a disjunct here, of trying to prove a god that we can never be fully able to understand? why would you want to believe in a god that is easily understood, easily proven, easily grasped by the human mind??? Wouldn't that place god on the same platform as human existence? Then why will he be god then? He certainly wouldn't be our creator if he is just like us????
so there is a clear pointlessness in trying to prove god, which is what this entry DOES NOT espouse to do. that is why this entry is written in a subjective viewpoint because it IS subjective, and it IS conclusions drawn personally from my meagre existence of 18 years.
and therefore. the belief in God essentially is NOT of religious piety, as spoken by the secular world (or just as a general misconception). It is a relationship. Because if God makes sense to you, there is honestly NO NEED for lengthy protocols, rules, laws to follow - which is why some ppl are like "you don't drink because you are a christian right?" uhm nope, I don't drink because i, personally, feel that it is the fastest way to spend money with less benefits/ it screws your brain (no matter if you are drunk or not) just a little bit in an irreversible way (come'on throw me the arguments with coffee...and i'll show u the statistics, muacks.) so, it really isn't about religiosity because for me:
if God makes sense to you -> you believe in Him -> you already has a presupposition that a God that you believe has to be a supreme GOOD -> you will definitely have a desire to do good -> not because you have to -> but because you realise good will always be better than bad -> and so you do the things you do -> which sometimes coincidentally just ends up being the same things in religious commandments.
The point is this - the belief in a God is not about religiosity because more often than not that can be absolutely mindless, and you can be religious about A LOT of things - like religiously writing a poem each day, or religiously drinking green tea every morning - like a form of ritualization you know? with no basis/reason sometimes, except that you feel obligated to do it.
it is in fact, a RELATIONSHIP. because if God makes sense to you, and if he exist to you, he must be an alive being, somebody that is relevant everyday. and somebody that doesn't answers back when you communicate is NOT relevant, and is NOT alive. therefore, if there is a two-way interaction -> it must be a working relationship. which is why nobody should be able to disprove God because nobody can disprove a relationship of someone else can they? For example your best friend is in a relationship with this guy and you can't possibly be like making statements about this relationship and expecting these statements to hold water when you are not in the relationship yourself? It is completely bonkers. That is why radical atheists that passionately spread the message of the absence of God and the absurdism of believers confuse me in their intents because essentially, they are religiously spreading a belief while disproving other people's beliefs.
so this point is mostly about how we shouldn't desperately find evidence to prove God. it just doesn't make any logical sense? evidences that God exist does not make him any more or less real to you unless you experience him, isn't it?
God is not meant to be proven. He is meant to be experienced.
You already know that there is a God the moment your consciousness was awaken
What if a guy was in a jungle and died and never knew God?
Romans 1:20New International Version (NIV)
20 For 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 people are without excuse.
it might be a hard concept for people to wrap their head around - knowing God when being completely isolated from the World's knowledge. but even as a man completely alienated from civilisation, the desire for spirituality and worship is an innate quality of mankind. It is a desire that completely explains the verse, that looking at creation itself, one must know that there is a God.
God is not in a church, a temple, a shrine, a holy place... God isn't in any physical dwelling because places of worship are primarily for like-minded people to gather, to fellowship, in a mutual communion with an acknowledged Creator. But God Himself is every where, He created everything and to have recognised existence, you have acknowledged God.
Using the Bible to prove God is like describing the meaning of a word by using that word.
However. There are very clear historical/ archaelogical evidences that the Bible is indeed a work of fact.
Let's talk Science.
Laws of nature (physics and information) are observations that have repeatedly been verified and never contradicted.
They are:
1) Universally valid
2) Does not vary with time
3) There are no exceptions
Scientific Laws of information are therefore : Mathematics and Logic.
Laws of Logic and basically the Framework of Reason. They give:
1) Identity -- an apple is not a truck
2) Non-contradiction -- an apple cannot be an apple and something else.
Now let's see God's Laws (as established by The Bible)
God's Laws are otherwise known as Moral Laws and they primarily are based on:
1) Good Truths
2) Bad Untruths
There is hence an absolute truth and not relative truth.
So matter what Laws of Science you are talking about, you are speaking Biblical Laws. They concur!! Which is why using the Bible is completely legitimate because the Bible can be a source of Logic and Reasoning.
Good that you are still unconvinced!
Obviously this blog entry isn't gonna convince you. Personally, this is precisely why GOD EXISTS! Precisely why I'm rejoicing at your rejection of the existence of God and your doubtings towards this entry.
You see, if I was just born in consciousness, the god that i would like to worship, the god that i would like to know exist would be a god that must be TOO BIG for me to be comprehended. Why would I want a God easily conceptualized? Wouldn't He be Man then? (That isn't pointing to how God is difficult to understand, because when God reveals Himself in a r/ship, He becomes the most intimate companion ever)
And yes, therefore, why would I hope for myself, a mere human being to be capable of convincing you? I can't, precisely because there is Someone greater than myself that should make you see what you couldn't. Which is why this emphasises the existence of God.
Closing Thoughts
If you are a cosmic accident, then why do you bother about good and bad ? Because afterall, we're just a bunch of chemicals that just turned out to be formulated with a conscience right? So broadly speaking, it doesn't matter. And actually, nothing in this world actually matters. But I'm sure suffering is bad. Any kind of pain is bad... but why do you care?