whats the value in proving the existence of god:
years have gone by since the first scientist sat down in his laboratory with an idea in his head and an objective scope trying to prove something. it seems that science and its methods were created out of a want and desire to obtain knowledge. humans, born out of ignorance and placed somewhere, anywhere on the planet were left to figure things out for themselves. science naturally developed out of this longing to know and understand. but where did the idea of god come from? i don't have the answer to this question, rather i am intriguied by it. rene decartes, in his meditations, believed that through causal principles, god's existence can be proven (after stripping everything that ever existed before him to nothing--attempting to start over). he had an idea of god, and that idea must have a cause. and that cause of the idea of god, must contain at least as much reality as the idea, being in an infinite reality. so somewhere, in the causal ancestory of his idea of god, there must be something (with an infinite reality) whose existence is formal. taking this argument, could the same be said for santa claus? or is saint nicholas part of a finite reality because he is limited to clothes he wears, the elves he dances around with, and his inability to be omnipotent? once the church was established, icons and murals of god and christ erupted--humans attempt to figure out in their own minds what god is, what god looks like, etc. so in return, one could say that god is like good ole saint nick when referencing the icons of god and christ.
i believe god exists. but not through an objective lens like decartes. i believe god exists through subjectivity, my own experiences and observations. i haven't conducted experiments and i haven't seen the face of god. i don't even know if god has a face. my picture of god isn't even a picture, for i believe that god is so much more greater than i am, the human language which i use to communicate my ideas, can't even capture god, and portray god correctly.
so after all of this, i still don't see a value in proving god's existence.
years have gone by since the first scientist sat down in his laboratory with an idea in his head and an objective scope trying to prove something. it seems that science and its methods were created out of a want and desire to obtain knowledge. humans, born out of ignorance and placed somewhere, anywhere on the planet were left to figure things out for themselves. science naturally developed out of this longing to know and understand. but where did the idea of god come from? i don't have the answer to this question, rather i am intriguied by it. rene decartes, in his meditations, believed that through causal principles, god's existence can be proven (after stripping everything that ever existed before him to nothing--attempting to start over). he had an idea of god, and that idea must have a cause. and that cause of the idea of god, must contain at least as much reality as the idea, being in an infinite reality. so somewhere, in the causal ancestory of his idea of god, there must be something (with an infinite reality) whose existence is formal. taking this argument, could the same be said for santa claus? or is saint nicholas part of a finite reality because he is limited to clothes he wears, the elves he dances around with, and his inability to be omnipotent? once the church was established, icons and murals of god and christ erupted--humans attempt to figure out in their own minds what god is, what god looks like, etc. so in return, one could say that god is like good ole saint nick when referencing the icons of god and christ.
i believe god exists. but not through an objective lens like decartes. i believe god exists through subjectivity, my own experiences and observations. i haven't conducted experiments and i haven't seen the face of god. i don't even know if god has a face. my picture of god isn't even a picture, for i believe that god is so much more greater than i am, the human language which i use to communicate my ideas, can't even capture god, and portray god correctly.
so after all of this, i still don't see a value in proving god's existence.
posted by Jonathan @ 2:24 PM
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