Here are a few irrefutable evidence the existence of God, the Supreme Creator of people, all things and life. I would immediately like to point out that the words Truth, Axiom, Fact, Truth are synonyms, meaning the same thing.
He is the One Who created the heavens and the earth from nothingness... (Quran, 6:101)
Do not the unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were one and that We separated them and created all living things from water? Will they not believe? (Quran, 21:30)
4 axioms proving the existence of God
- ⇒ The first axiom that proves the existence of Almighty God is the axiom of laws. Our universe is filled with many physical laws. For example, the law of gravity, the law of universal gravitation, Ohm's law, the law of friction, Newton's law, etc. If you lift something and let it go, it will immediately fall to the ground. But did this object itself establish for itself that it would be attracted to the surface of the Earth, or did the Earth establish the law of attraction? Or maybe someone else established the law of attraction for the Earth and all objects? A similar example can be given with all other laws that operate in our universe. Who made all these laws? Our axiom states: “If there are laws, then there must be someone who established them.” After all, laws cannot be established by themselves. The question arises: who established all these laws of the universe? The only correct answer is God, the Creator of all things, Earth, Heaven and all life.
- ⇒ The second axiom proves the very existence of God. It is called the axiom of orderliness. For example, you came home one day and saw a terrible mess and disorder in your home. The wallpaper on the walls is torn, the TV is broken, books are scattered, the computer is damaged. Of course, you will get scared and leave your home for a certain period. After a break, you return to your home and see complete order in it. Installed new TV and the computer, the wallpaper is new and everything is in perfect order. The question arises: can order restore itself? By yourself? The axiom states: if order exists, then the one who established or brought it also exists. Now it’s worth looking into our bodies. Do they have some order, or is everything arranged and functioning chaotically? If you look at the sky, what can you see? You can observe some order: each Star has its own specific place! If you look into nature, you can also see complete harmony! Your heart is orderly, it contracts its muscle at certain time intervals, and the blood flows orderly through the arteries and veins! The whole universe lives in complete order! Therefore, a reasonable and justified question arises: who established order and organized all the celestial bodies and what is inside them? The only reasonable answer is God.
- ⇒ The third axiom proving the existence of the Creator is the axiom of the trace. For example, if there is snow on the road, and then a car drives along the street, then in any case there will be a mark left on the snow. Now we transfer the example to life, the universe and people. Or let’s take any object that surrounds us. Everything around us is a trace of someone’s work or activity. Music is a trace of the composer's activity, a painting is a trace of the artist, a computer is the trace of the developers and engineers who put a lot of work into its creation, a book is a trace of the writers' work. And this list can be continued endlessly. The third axiom, proving the existence of God, states: “If there is a trace, then there must be someone who left it! The trail never appears on its own!” Man, everything that exists, life is the trace that points us all to the presence of the Creator.
- ⇒ Finally, the fourth, most interesting axiom, which is called the axiom of limitation. Our mind is designed in such a way that it can only understand the essence of three things: man, the created world and life. Our mind is capable of knowing only within these three parameters. What is a person, life and this whole world? If we look at a person, we can see that he is a completely limited creature and is completely dependent on the factors that surround him. These are food, water, rest, etc. If we talk about life, then it represents a certain period of time that is given to a certain living creature. And this segment also has limitations. All things, Heaven and Earth are also limited. Life is limited, man is limited, all material and immaterial worlds are also limited. The fourth axiom states: “Limited things and objects are not capable of limiting themselves. Someone has limited them and given them boundaries beyond which they cannot go. The question arises: who limited all things (heaven, earth and all worlds), life and people? There is only one correct and reasonable answer - this is the Lord God. He Himself is not limited by anything, does not eat, does not sleep, does not need anything...
Creation of all things, heavens and earth
Video: “Facts of the Quran”
Think! There is still a lot of evidence that proves to us the existence of the Creator of all that exists. For example, what is more complex in its structure, a picture on the wall, or Heaven and Earth? Of course, everything that exists is many times more complex than a painting hanging on the wall. Question: “Is it possible to think that this picture appears on the wall by itself?” Of course not. So, is it possible to assume that such complex worlds independently appeared and were ordered? There is only one conclusion: someone created all these worlds. And the only reasonable answer is that everything that exists was created by Almighty God, who is not limited by anything and does not need anything.
The video shows very easily accessible information on how to correctly believe in God:
May the Almighty Creator make me and you constantly remember Him.
Koran 21:30
Statements by modern research scientists about God
Who does not want to see anything except chance in this harmony, which is revealed with such obviousness in the structure starry sky, he must attribute Divine wisdom to this incident.
Astronomer Mädler
We have seen the work of the Creator in this world, which is unknown to other people. Look into biology, look at any organ human body or even the smallest insect. You will find so many amazing things there that you will not have enough time to explore them. It gives me and many of my employees the feeling that there is something great and beautiful. This Someone is the cause of the creation of the universe, and this Cause cannot be understood by us.
Dr. David R. Inglis,
Senior Physicist National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA
I can't imagine the universe and human life without any meaningful principle, without a source of spiritual “warmth” that lies outside matter and its laws.
Andrey Dmitrievich Sakharov,
Faith begins with the knowledge that the Supreme Mind created the Universe and man. It is not difficult for me to believe this, because the fact of the existence of a plan and, therefore, Reason is irrefutable. The order in the Universe, which unfolds before our eyes, itself testifies to the truth of the greatest and most sublime statement: “In the beginning is God.”
Arthur Compton
the greatest physicist of the 20th century, Nobel Prize laureate
The meaning and joy of my science come to me in those rare moments when I discover something new and say to myself: “So this is how God created it!” My goal is only to understand a small corner of God's plan.
Henry Schaeffer
famous quantum chemist
In Surah Al-Mulk, the Almighty Creator says to humanity:
67:3 He created seven heavens, one above the other. You will not see any inconsistency in the creation of the Merciful. Take another look. Do you see any crack?
67:4 Then look again and again, and your gaze will return to you humiliated, weary.
Does God Really Exist – Evidence? Sooner or later, every thinking person asks himself this question. If you are thinking about this, you are not alone. After all, this question has been the main question of philosophy from ancient times to this day (“What comes first? Consciousness or matter?”).
Based on the answer to the question “Does God exist?” The world of people is divided into 3 categories:
- Some people are believers– believe that God exists and they do not need evidence of his existence.
- Others are atheists- believe that the world is material and do not believe in the immaterial God, as the main Designer and Creator of this world.
- Still others are agnostics- believe that discussing the question of whether God really exists is pointless, since it is impossible to prove the existence of something that cannot be “touched” or “seen.”
One way or another, but the answer to the question of whether to believe or not to believe in the existence of God is influences our entire future life. You will learn exactly how this influence occurs in this amazing 3-minute video.
Proof of the existence of God. VIDEO
So, today, both believers and non-believers believe that it is impossible to rationally prove the existence of God. Only the reasons for thinking so are different for both.
Believers believe that God reveals himself only in purity of heart, and not with the help of a proud and arrogant mind. Non-believers believe that only science is objective and once it is impossible to measure and record the fact of God’s existence, it means he does not exist.
But few people know that since the times of medieval philosophy there is a tradition and practice of proving the existence of God. The philosopher and scholastic theologian Thomas Aquinas wrote works in which he provided 5 proofs of the existence of God. Also, proof of the existence of God was given in his works by the philosopher of those times, Anselm of Canterbury.
Strictly speaking, the question, “Is consciousness or matter primary?” is the fundamental question of philosophy. This question can be formulated in other words like this: “Is there a God?”, “Who created matter?”, “What happened before the big bang?”, “Could life on Earth have arisen by chance? and so on.
If you want to know in detail all 16 proofs of whether God really exists, derived by philosophers, you can contact to this article. This list includes, among other things, 5 Proofs for the Existence of God by Thomas Aquinas.
Here I will give only a few of them - the most indisputable and obvious evidence of the existence of God from life itself, noticed by Aristotle and other philosophers.
"Existential proof" of the existence of God
This proof is formulated as follows: for any structure to exist, continuous expenditure of energy from the outside is required. As soon as the flow of energy from outside stops, the structure collapses.
Let's look at examples. To build a house, you will spend energy on designing it, building it, and then maintaining the house. If you stop maintaining the house, it will fall into disrepair. One more example. If you want to have your own garden, you will need to spend energy preparing the land and planting plants. As soon as you stop putting in your work, your energy, the weeds will destroy your garden.
Our entire world, including not only the Earth and solar system, but also the entire Universe and the microworld, is much more complex than a house and a garden.
So why do such complex structures still exist? Undoubtedly, due to the fact that they were created by Someone and have been maintained by Him since then.
Most likely, you have noticed that recently, science and religion, which have been for a long time in contradiction, they have recently begun to draw closer again. After all, research, for example, in the field, shows that the world is not as “material” as we previously imagined it to be.
Other useful articlesBut let's return to the Anthropic principle of the Universe. Modern science suddenly found out that the emergence of life on Earth, as well as the development of civilization, became possible only thanks to paradoxical to an unlikely combination of extremely harsh conditions. Among them:
And many more proportions and interconnections of our complex world coincided. Scientists say that the interconnectedness of all these factors is such that the possibility of their coincidence is completely excluded.
"Cosmological proof" of the existence of God
This proof was formulated by Aristotle and was later used by the medieval philosopher Thomas Aquinas as one of the 5 proofs of the existence of God. Most often it is formulated as follows:
Every thing in this world, including the Universe, has a reason for its existence and it is impossible to continue the chain, the sequence of reasons indefinitely. Eventually we will come to the First Cause.
Today not only philosophers, but also other scientists talk about it (“What happened before big bang?). The answer to the question “What is the first cause of the Universe?” suggests itself. This is God, he is not material, but “ideal”, “spiritual”, like a thought, and is rather not the Cause, but the Creator of the Universe and its Laws.
Is there a God - the opinions of scientists
Moving further and further into the microcosm and macrocosm, scientists are increasingly saying that science and religion do not contradict each other at all. Previously, before science and religion diverged, many scientists, such as Newton, were theologians.
Isn't it exciting? Would you like to know the answers to these questions: - Why are the secrets of the universe, the laws of physics, and solutions to problems in mathematics revealed only to selected geniuses? What is their secret? - and p why ancient Greek philosophers in the Golden Age of civilization there were revelations about the universe, but now they don’t visit us? Read the answers to these questions in this useful and informative article
Summary
I would really like the article “Does God Really Exist – Evidence” to be useful to you. The main conclusion that can be drawn by carefully observing the world around us is that Someone created and decorated this world for us. This Someone constantly supports him and without Him the world could not exist for even a moment.
I wish you all joy in learning new things and inspiration in all your endeavors!
There is a lot of different scientific evidence both refuting and proving the existence of God. It is not for nothing that scientists are called by the same affectionate names as historians, identifying them with representatives of the most ancient profession.
Having experience in the media mass media, I can responsibly state that 99% of public statements are made with the intention of extracting some benefit from it. Our science, which serves the ruling class, is no exception.
Accordingly, they will prove what they were paid for, and then the media will tell you exactly what they were already paid for. Therefore, in today’s article we will not touch on the scientific evidence of the existence of God; the widely known evidence of the existence of God from Kant will not be discussed either.
Let's try to analyze this issue based only on our observation and common sense.
So, does God really exist?
Let's look at the person. At the moment of birth, this is a completely helpless creature and many years pass before this creature appears before society as a worthy member of society. And as far as we see, not every matured individual becomes a human.
It is so? We cannot put an equal sign between Chikatilo and Rostropovich just because they have the same number of arms, legs and the same sexual characteristics. It is absolutely clear that one of them is not a person in the full sense of the word. By the way, I am sure that everyone who reads this knows which of them cannot be considered human.
Sorry to get a little distracted again, but these digressions are necessary to bring you to a very simple conclusion. In order for a person to become a person in the full sense of the word, that is, developed physically, intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, he must be taught all this.
Yes, people are born different. There are those to whom you show a piano at the age of 2, and they will never detach themselves from it, and there are those, like me, who have not needed this piano for three hundred years. These addictions, according to the knowledge of the Vedas, are consequences of our past lives and desires developed there, but we will not go deeper into this now.
No matter what passions a person is born with, in order for him to become a harmoniously developed being, he must be taught. A person's first teacher is his family, mom and dad. Then society, kindergarten, school, university, army, friends, etc. take on his education.
I think that at this stage there should be no questions. Everything seems logical and clear. If you really understand everything, then please explain where the rules and principles of behavior come from in the first family.
Where did the first person come from who taught everyone else everything? Who created and taught him everything he knows now?
There are theories according to which the world evolves from simple to complex. Darwin's theory is a prime example of this. Despite its complete failure, which the author himself admitted at the end of his life, this theory is actively promoted. This happens, rather, out of habit and because venerable scientists are so uncomfortable admitting that they have been fooling people all their lives.
According to this theory, out of nowhere, suddenly, completely by accident, as a result of a big bad boom, a certain planet itself was created, on which, again by accident, apparently as a result of another big boom, it was formed in some incredible way living cell.
Moreover, it was formed not just anywhere, but in water, because we all know that life came from water, young people may not know, but the older generation remembers this heresy that was driven into our heads.
Then, again, it is unclear why and why the cell began to develop, and the further, the faster and gradually it turned from a ciliate-slipper into a highly developed person - the king of nature, who taught his offspring the rules of behavior in society.
Well, isn't it nonsense?! Even if we accept as truth that an incredibly complex compound called a living cell formed on its own and by accident, then explain why this cell needed to develop? She has no brains, she doesn’t strive for anything, they didn’t teach her about evolution at school. We will not delve further into this theory; any sane person will understand that Darwin’s theory of evolution is valid only if one does not ask questions related to this process.
Does God really exist, evidence
Anastasia, the heroine, in turn claims that the universe appeared as the thought of God, manifested materially. It was immediately, initially perfect and did not require modification, that is, man was created - born initially perfect.
And these statements about the origin of the universe and man already have confirmation, more about them below, and this is the best proof existence of God.
As for evolution, this process undoubtedly takes place. Evolution means a qualitative change in something. And man can undoubtedly evolve.
Man himself has the right to choose how to evolve. Someone chooses physical evolution. Such people monitor their health, count every calorie, and go to fitness gyms.
There are those who choose mental and spiritual evolution. These people focus on improving the quality of their thoughts and their soul. It is not for nothing that people have a concept - a person with a broad soul. This is precisely the one in whom spiritual qualities are developed, and, mind you, we love such people more than jocks.
However, many of those who choose the evolution of the spirit experience an interesting effect - the body also becomes harmonious and beautiful. This does not happen by itself, just working on your thoughts leads to the fact that a person himself begins to gradually take care of his body and his health.
But I again got carried away by my favorite topic about human development, forgetting that I wanted to give you direct proof that God exists. Although, if you think about it, then, in fact, I have already done this.
Does God Really Exist?
If you look carefully at the history of mankind known to us, you yourself will understand that the evolution that modern science tells us about never happened.
There was no caveman who hunted a mammoth with a spear, there was no Pithecanthropus, from which Homo sapiens later emerged. Exactly the opposite is happening. Proof? Please!
Just 30 years ago I could drink water from the Amur River, now it’s the same nightmare impossible to imagine;
Even 60 years ago, my grandfather, going out on the path* on the same river, could put an oar between the backs of fish, and it would stand upright and not fall! With such density the chum salmon went to spawn.
And if we start comparing the moral principles of the society that lived only 100 years ago and today, we will see that humanity has not yet known such a level of degradation as it does today.
It is absolutely clear that society is deteriorating, not developing. The material and technical aspect, which we are so proud of, is nothing more than an attempt to replenish a person with his inherent qualities, such as teleportation, telepathy, imagination, etc.
To confirm my idea that humanity is not following the path of progress, but the path of regression, many examples can be given, but I will not do this here. Those who want to think about their lives will already see these examples in their lives, but those who are convinced that I am wrong are unlikely to be convinced by my arguments.
I don’t want the main idea to be lost, so I want to repeat it again. The main and simplest proof of the existence of God is man and the knowledge that he possesses, for no one except God could create such an incredibly complex organism as man and put into it all the knowledge that he possessed before and possesses now. We all learn, without knowledge we are insignificant. Think about where the knowledge in the first person came from, who gave it to him? There is only one answer!
Glossary:
Putin- this is not the name of the president in accusative case, this is catching red fish when they go to spawn.
Scientific evidence for the existence of God
For those who are still interested scientific evidence existence of God, I copied an article from the site primeinfo.com.ua. Read it, it’s also very informative.
| An absolute shock for the scientific world was the speech of the famous philosophy professor Anthony Flew. The scientist, who is now well over 80, has been one of the pillars of scientific atheism for many years. For decades, Flew published books and gave lectures based on the thesis that faith in the Almighty is unjustified. However, a series of recent scientific discoveries has forced the great defender of atheism to change his views. Flew publicly stated that he was wrong, and the Universe could not have arisen on its own - it was obviously created by someone more powerful than we can imagine. According to Flew, previously he, like other atheists, was convinced that once upon a time, the first living matter simply appeared from dead matter. “Today it is impossible to imagine constructing an atheistic theory of the origin of life and the appearance of the first reproductive organism,” says Flew. According to the scientist, modern data on the structure of the DNA molecule irrefutably indicate that it could not have arisen on its own, but was someone else’s design. The genetic code and the literally encyclopedic amounts of information that the molecule stores within it refutes the possibility of blind coincidence. British physicist Martin John Rees, who won this year's Templeton Prize, believes that the Universe is a very complex thing. A scientist with more than 500 scientific works, received $1.4 million for proving the existence of a Creator. Although the physicist himself is an atheist, the Correspondent publication adds. “According to the director of the International Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics, Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Anatoly Akimov, the existence of God has been proven by scientific methods.” “God exists, and we can observe the manifestations of His will. This is the opinion of many scientists; they not only believe in the Creator, but rely on certain knowledge.” At the same time, the scientist noted that in past centuries, many physicists believed in God. Moreover, until the time of Isaac Newton, there was no separation between science and religion; science was carried out by priests, since they were the most educated people. Newton himself had theological education and often repeated: “I derive the laws of mechanics from the laws of God.” When scientists invented a microscope and began to study what was happening inside the cell, the processes of duplication and division of chromosomes caused them a stunning reaction: “How can this happen if all this had not been foreseen by the Almighty?!” “Indeed,” added A. Akimov, “if we talk about the fact that man appeared on Earth as a result of evolution, then, taking into account the frequency of mutations and the speed of biochemical processes, it would take much more time to create a man from primary cells than the age of the Universe itself.” . “In addition,” he continued, “calculations were performed that showed that the number of quantum elements in the volume of the radio-observable Universe cannot be less than 10,155, and it cannot but possess superintelligence.” "If all this one system, then, considering it as a computer, we ask: what is it that a computer system with so many elements cannot do? These are unlimited possibilities, an incommensurable number of times greater than the most sophisticated and modern computer!” - the scientist emphasized. In his opinion, what various philosophers called the Universal Mind, the Absolute, is a super-powerful system that we identify with the potential capabilities of the Almighty. “This,” says A. Akimov, “does not contradict the basic provisions of the Bible. There, in particular, it says that God is omnipresent, he is present always and everywhere. We see that it is so: the Lord has unlimited possibilities impact on everything that happens." A. Akimov was baptized at the age of 55. “Have you believed in God?” - the priest asked him when he came to church. “No, I just realized that it couldn’t exist!” - answered the scientist. |
Professor of Bashkir state university Nazhip Valitov was previously very far from theology. He is a world-famous chemist, a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, and has spent his entire life working exclusively on the problems of his science. And he did not imagine that spiritual leaders would be interested in his discoveries.
Professor Valitov's monograph, published by an academic publishing house, caused a shock in scientific circles. Using the strict language of formulas, Professor Valitov proved that any objects in the Universe interact with each other instantly, regardless of the distance between them. “Previously it was believed that no interaction could occur at a speed exceeding the speed of light,” says Professor Valitov about his discovery. - This is three hundred thousand kilometers per second. But it turned out that electromagnetic and gravitational fields interact instantly."
Chemistry professor Valitov: “I substantiated this theoretically and confirmed it experimentally. And then I was amazed - after all, this speaks of the existence in the Universe of some kind higher power! After all, in essence, everything is connected to everything. But he did not make global philosophical conclusions in the monograph. I thought that my book was already a riot in academic science.”
Valitov received an envelope from the Vatican and could not believe his eyes. Nazhip Khatmullovich did not imagine that the Pope’s department was interested in chemistry and physics. And when I translated the text, I was even more surprised. “Dear professor! - wrote the Pope's assistant, Monsignor Pedro Lopez Quintana. - His Holiness Pope John Paul II assures you that he dedicates his prayers to you. He also wants you to know that the High Priest appreciates the feelings that prompted you to write this monograph. Only after careful research and solid expertise did we decide to send you our thanks.”
Professor Valitov felt somewhat uncomfortable: he asked the Pope himself a problem! Imagine what it was like for Catholic bishops to understand four hundred pages of formulas and graphs! And now the Pope himself is praying for Valitov, a man who previously considered himself a materialist and believed that where religion begins, science ends! Nazhip Khatmullovich took a letter from the Vatican and went to the Supreme Mufti of Russia Talgat Tadzhutdin. I gave him my book and told him about its essence.
The professor carefully asked the mufti how one should approach the prayers of the Pope: “I am a Muslim by origin, my grandfather went to Mecca: The mufti reassured: God is one for everyone.” And I will pray for you too! Professor Valitov re-read the Koran, studied the Bible, and studied the Torah. And I was surprised how accurately their texts indicated the essence of it scientific discovery. - "IN holy books major world religions,” says Professor Valitov, “it is written that God is all-seeing and all-hearing.
In the past, some atheist scientists often criticized this very definition. Their logic was, at first glance, ironclad: since the speed of light has a limit, then the Lord God, if he exists, cannot instantly hear and see what a person has done. However, it turned out that the thought of each of us is material. The atoms in the molecules that make up the neurons of the brain perform translational, vibrational and rotational movements. And the process of thinking is necessarily accompanied by the emission and absorption of force lines of electromagnetic and gravitational fields.
This process can be instantly detected from anywhere in the Universe. - So God knows our every thought? - Yes. There is a force to which everything is subordinated. We can call it Lord, Allah, the World Mind. The essence does not change. And interaction in the world is instantaneous, no matter where the objects are.
I came to the conclusion that the Bible, Koran and Torah, among a considerable number of different readings, have many exactly the same postulates. And their fundamental truths fit into my calculations. And that means there is nothing new in these formulas. Only confirmation of what was given to humanity over a millennium ago.”
Colleagues calculated: Professor Valitov’s theory refutes 12 laws of thermodynamics, 20 branches of chemistry, 28 physics, 40 branches of mathematics. He invited them to check their conclusions and no one could refute them. The most paradoxical thing is that seventeen industrial processes he introduced in chemical production are based on Valitov’s theoretical conclusions about the instantaneous impact. Including the production of the world's best rocket fuel. Colleagues from Canada invited Nazhip Khatmullovich to give a presentation at the international congress of chemists this fall.
Responses to his works poured in from religious and government leaders.
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia sent his gratitude to Valitov for proving the truths of the Koran.
Now Professor Valitov considers himself a believer: - First, I proved the existence of God with formulas. And then I opened it in my heart...
Georgy Khlebnikov,
Candidate of Philosophical Sciences.
FROM THE EDITOR. By publishing this material, we take a lot of risks. We are taking risks because today many believers and non-believers alike agree that it is impossible to rationally prove the existence of God. True, according to various reasons. If the former believe that this is impossible, since God reveals himself to the purity of the heart, and not to the intricacies of the mind, then the latter are convinced that since it is impossible to scientifically testify to the fact of the existence of God, then there is no God, because only science is objective.
However, not everyone knows that there is a centuries-old tradition in Christian culture. In the Middle Ages, such proofs became popular thanks to Catholic scholastic theologians, primarily Anselm of Canterbury and Thomas Aquinas.
True, the scholastics, as a rule, did not address their arguments to atheists - what atheists were in the Middle Ages! – and to believers, in order to confirm faith in a rational way. Since the existence of God seemed obvious, “reasonable,” then in the world, in life, philosophers sought to find obvious, reasonable confirmation of this.
It is interesting to note that in Orthodox tradition no such school of “proofs for the existence of God” arose. Orthodoxy proceeded and proceeds from a different understanding of the relationship between faith and reason (although neither Orthodox nor Catholics, as a rule, oppose reason and faith). The main proof in Orthodoxy was and remains the person himself, who met God in his heart. And if this meeting did not happen, how can you believe? And if it happened, then a loving heart no longer needs any more arguments!
But many of us were trained in Western philosophy. And our thinking itself has acquired such a Western “flavor”. How many times have we heard: prove, rationally justify that God exists! And if, by and large, such evidence is unlikely to lead a person to God (this is the editorial position), this does not mean that they are absolutely useless. After all, for some they can become the first step on the path to faith...
Today we live not in medieval Byzantium or Rus', but also not in medieval Western Europe. Much water has passed under the bridge since then, but the believing mind has never ceased to inquisitively seek the rational foundations of its faith, finding new and new evidence of the presence of the Creator in the world.
The following article is an attempt to enumerate and (for starters) brief description searches in this area. Of course, not all arguments can be agreed with, and if someone is interested in this or that evidence, the editors are ready to provide both the author and his opponents with the opportunity for discussion.
16 EVIDENCE OF THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
1. The first proof, which can be called “existential” (that is, “proof from existence”), is formulated as follows: Why is everything that exists more likely to exist than not?
After all, both creating something and maintaining the existence of anything is much more difficult than having nothing at all. Try, for example, to design a cottage yourself, choose for it appropriate place, build and constantly maintain order in it... Or, for example, for your vegetable garden to be truly a vegetable garden, it needs to be regularly dug up, planted, weeded, watered, etc. If this is not done, the garden will immediately become overgrown with weeds, go wild and turn into an ordinary field without any trace of reasonable care.
In other words, the existence of any thing or structure requires a continuous expenditure of energy; when its internal supply is depleted or its influx from the outside stops, the structure collapses. Therefore, the eternal existence of the Universe contradicts, for example, the second law of thermodynamics, according to which all the stars in the Universe should have gone out long ago and even the atoms should have disintegrated if, as atheistic materialists claim, nature had existed forever.
So why does it still exist as BEING, as a beautiful and wonderful Cosmos? Undoubtedly, only because it was created by Someone and has been supported by Him since then.
This Creator is God, about whom Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), who formulated the laws of universal gravitation and motion, discovered differential calculus, said: “He abides forever; present everywhere; It constitutes the duration of time and space.”
2. The second proof is as follows:
Why does everything that exists, is naturally and amazingly ordered, bear the undoubted imprint of a reasonable plan for the structure of the whole? After all, such a plan cannot but presuppose the existence of a Mind that is superhuman in its capabilities, a truly divine Planner (since regularity is a property of the mind)?
Thus, Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), who created the theory that the Sun is at the center of the universe, and the Earth only revolves around it, believed that this model demonstrates the wisdom of God in the universe, for “who else could place this lamp ( Sun) to a different or better position?
When a watchmaker assembles a watch mechanism, he meticulously fits one part to another, takes a spring of precisely calculated length, certain sizes hands, dial, etc. The result is a wonderful mechanism, which, by the very fact of the expediency and calculation of its design, indicates the mind that created it.
But how much more complex, harmonious and intelligent is the structure of the entire Universe surrounding us, this beautiful Cosmos!
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), who formulated the theory of relativity, expressed this idea this way: “The harmony of natural law reveals a Mind so superior to us that in comparison with it all systematic thinking and action of human beings is an extremely insignificant imitation.”
The Universe, as the ancient Greeks said, is “Cosmos”, that is, perfectly ordered and harmonious integrated system, consisting of interconnected parts, each of which is subject to special laws, and the whole is governed by a combination of general laws, so that the pursuit of any particular goal contributes in a wonderful way to the achievement of the general goal of the whole.
Therefore, it is impossible to allow all this to be a matter of chance, and not of reasonable Providence, that is, the Providence of God.
3. " Cosmological proof“The existence of God was developed by the ancients (in particular, Aristotle) and is most often found in the following form: every thing in the world and everything, the entire Universe as a whole has a reason for its existence, but it is impossible to continue this sequence, the chain of reasons ad infinitum - where- then there must be a First Cause, which is no longer determined by any other, otherwise everything turns out to be groundless, “hanging in the air.”
Not only philosophers, but also many naturalists and scientists speak about such a Cause. Thus, the famous Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), who, by the way, developed the world-famous milk purification process, which has since bear his name, often mentioned the “cosmic asymmetrical Force” that created life. He believed that the concept of CAUSE "should be reserved for the single divine impulse which formed this Universe."
It is clear that such an uncaused cause is God: “God is not a man” - He is spiritual (“ideal”, like a thought), that is, he is outside of time and space, therefore he does not arise, but exists forever, being not a cause in the physical meaning of the word , but by the Creator visible universe and its laws.
4. " Anthropic principle Universe" as proof of the existence of an intelligent plan for the structure of the Universe and God was - probably unwittingly - put forward by modern science, which suddenly found out that life on Earth, the emergence of man and the development of civilization are possible only in the presence and combination of extremely harsh and paradoxically unlikely conditions that as if initially inherent in nature itself: a fixed distance from the Sun (a little closer to it - and living organisms would burn, a little further - they would freeze, turning into insensitive blocks of ice); the presence of the Earth's rotation, without which unbearable heat would reign on one half of the planet, while the other would be shackled eternal ice; the existence of a satellite of a certain size that provides complex system circulation of water flows; minerals and resources: coal, metals, oil, water, etc., without which a technogenic civilization could not arise and develop, etc.
Moreover, modern scientists have the impression that the entire Universe is located and oriented in such a way that it can be viewed with human eyes! The existing coordination, interconnectedness and interdependence of these factors is such that the possibility of its “accidental” occurrence is completely excluded.
5. The following proof of the creation of the Cosmos by intelligent will was also formulated at the forefront of modern cosmology and physics, which drew attention to the paradoxical nature of the existence of the Universe in the form in which it exists: it turned out that only according to the four main basic physical constants, without which it could not to exist for a long time as a structurally organized whole, the probability of their “random” occurrence and coordination with each other is approximately 10 to the minus 100th power. But there are not four basic constants, but even more...
6. The following “teleological” (from the Greek “telos” - fulfillment, result) proof of the existence of God in general view has been known since antiquity, when Aristotle first noticed the presence of clearly expressed expediencies in the body of some animals and in nature. However, only modern discoveries in biology have indisputably proven the systemic nature of these teleological mechanisms and their necessity for the existence and survival of almost all types of living beings.
A type of activity of these mechanisms is, for example, the “pre-established harmony” of the development of various living organisms, which, even in the embryonic state, seem to know in advance what they will have to face after birth.
And - which Darwinian evolutionary theory is completely unable to explain - studies of fossil organisms have shown that many of them have organs that anticipate external environmental conditions by millennia, organs that are absolutely useless in the current conditions of existence of these animals, but will really be needed this species in hundreds of generations, when the conditions of existence will radically change!
A legitimate question arises, to which modern evolutionary theory has no answer: how can a body devoid of intelligence have such amazing pre-knowledge of future changes and how can it itself cause the required favorable mutations in itself?!
This amazing fact clearly indicates the presence in the world of a certain and reasonable development program, that is, Providence, which is called the Providence of God.
7. The “transcendental” proof of the existence of the ideal world and God was partly discovered by Kant and can be presented as follows: there is a world outside of space and time - the spiritual world, the world of intellect, thought and free will - which is proven by the presence of thoughts in every person, which can relate to the past and future, that is, “travel” to the past and future, and also be instantly transported to any point in space.
Each of us, turning our consciousness to the source of the origin of our thoughts, can easily notice that they appear as if from somewhere outside, the thought turns out to be a spiritual ray projected from somewhere, which illuminates material existence like a sunbeam - it is of no use to anyone. and you never manage to cover it with your hand, it always ends up on top...
Thus, human thought, supposedly born in the brain, turns out to be simultaneously inside and outside matter - it supposedly arises due to neurophysiological processes in the tissues of the brain, surrounded by the bones of the skull, but, at the same time, fundamentally exists outside of any matter, outside of space and time.
Thanks to this, a person clearly realizes that he has a spiritual nature, which is fundamentally different from the physical world that surrounds him. But it follows from this that this other nature, this Spirit, the manifestation of which is man, also has reason and free will - like man himself.
8. The next proof could probably be called “creationist” - it is based on the fact of the existence in nature of organisms and living systems that, in principle, cannot develop into such a whole from parts by evolutionary means, as Darwinism believes, but can only be created together, as just such an organic whole.
These, for example, may include the interconnected system of the heart, lungs and blood circulation in living beings: it is impossible to imagine that first, let’s say, only blood circulation without a heart appeared, then the heart gradually “attached” to it and began to pump blood, and only after that The lungs have just begun to develop.
9. Proof of the existence of God and the spiritual world from personal experience- most people have encountered in their lives “strange” manifestations of the divine and superhuman: both beneficial, Divine, and malicious, demonic, or, probably most often, both together.
In order not to touch upon the dubious “legends of deep antiquity” for many, I will tell you about an incident that happened to my colleague. He came from a believing family, but at one time he taught “scientific atheism” at a university for many years and, like most Soviet intellectuals, led a far from pious lifestyle. After experiencing several personal tragedies, he realized the depravity of his life and decided to go to the temple.
“When the priest,” he told me, “read a prayer for forgiveness of sins over my head, and I began to get to my feet, some unknown force suddenly began to throw me from side to side so that I could not stand on my feet: parishioners They supported me on both sides, my knees were shaking and, to top it all off, I was suddenly overcome by a strange weakness. So for the first time I felt for myself the demons that are in a sinner,” he concluded.
Quite a lot of similar examples could be given.
10. Proof of the existence of ALL nations and peoples of ideas about God and superhuman powers in one form or another; Although atheistic individuals are found among many nations, there are no “atheistic” nations on Earth.
11. Proof of the faith in God of most of the outstanding geniuses of mankind. For example, the absolute majority of Nobel laureates.
It should also be remembered that all scientists who contributed with their discoveries to the emergence and development of modern science(Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, Boyle, Bacon, Pasteur, Einstein) believed in God.
Thus, the founder of modern chemistry, Robert Boyle (1627-1691), began every day with prayer; Moreover, 2/3 of the income from his estate in Ireland went to helping the poor and supporting the Church, and 1/3 to spreading Christianity and missionary work among the Indians.
Francis Collins, one of the founders of genetics, said: “When we learn something new about the human genome, I always feel a sense of awe that humanity now knows something that only God knew before. I don't believe that Scientific research may somehow threaten God. On the contrary, I think God benefits from our curiosity.”
12. Undoubted proof of the existence of God is also the regular appearance in the history of mankind of great saints and religious figures who directly have spiritual revelations from above and thereby testify to His existence.
These are not only prophets such as Moses, Isaiah, Ezekiel, who constantly communicated with God, but also righteous people who illuminated and directed the lives of people at all times with their light.
Perhaps it will be enough to simply remind the reader of such great Russian saints as John of Kronstadt in order to understand that God turns to us just as often now as in distant biblical times - if only we had eyes to see and ears to hear.
God is always with us, it is we who, due to our weakness, either move away or try to return to Him again.
13. Proof by contradiction: the tragic fate of projects (and, often, their own lives and fates) of outstanding atheists. The most a shining example here may be an example of the “Lenin-Stalin case” and their followers, who for the first time in history tried to build atheistic state on a “scientific basis” both in Russia and other countries in Europe and Asia.
For example, the fate of the best materialist philosopher of the USSR, Evald Vasilyevich Ilyenkov, the son of the famous Soviet writer, laureate of the Stalin Prize for Literature, turned out to be tragic. All his life justifying the atheistic thesis about the “self-development of matter,” which does not need any spiritual foundation for its existence, Evald Vasilyevich could not find moral support anywhere in Soviet atheistic reality, fell into deep depression and committed suicide...
14. The “ethical proof” of the existence of the supersensible world, which comes from the objective existence of morality and ethical laws governing the behavior of human beings, is also widely known.
The research of many philosophers indicates that events and influences environment only to a certain extent can they predetermine the behavior of people and force them to certain actions: no matter how strong the external pressure, a person always has the opportunity to break the cause-and-effect relationship to which irrational nature is subject and act as a free being, that is, as a being another, unearthly world!
To illustrate this, a simple example can be given: why do some people give alms and others not? It would seem that the latter act quite logically and reasonably - why part with your funds, money, knowing that you will not receive any compensation?!
So what forces the former to give alms, sometimes even in significant amounts? There is nothing in the physical world, in nature, that could explain such “illogical” behavior - this explanation lies outside of this, in the supersensible world, where the great moral ideas of love, goodness and mercy are located.
The famous reasoning of Immanuel Kant, who clearly showed that man in his actions and actions is guided by values that do not belong to the material world, also belongs to this type of evidence of the existence of God.
15. The proof of the existence of God called the “aesthetic argument” has also become widespread, which states: in nature there is an amazing supernatural beauty of the starry sky, sunsets and sunrises, Northern Lights, harmonious pictures of nature, the perfect structure of the beautiful bodies of living beings, etc., which seems to be specially intended for the aesthetic pleasure of a rational being - man - because apart from him in nature itself there is simply no one to contemplate it.
Robert Boyle, already mentioned, was so in awe of the beauty of nature that he often said: “When I study the book of nature... I am often forced to exclaim with the psalmist: Oh, how manifold are Thy works, O Lord, in Thy wisdom Thou hast made them all!”
16. The proof of the existence of God “from real to absolute perfection” was put forward by Thomas Aquinas: in nature there is a clearly observable gradation of perfection within various types being, which can only be understood in the presence of an absolutely perfect Being, that is, God.
This proof may seem quite complicated at first, but a simple example will help to understand its essence: if you have a ruler, say, 30 centimeters long, and your colleague has a ruler 50 cm long, if there are rolled meters and other means of measurement, then all this exists only because the dimension of space (its extension in different directions) and the idea of length actually exist.
In the same way, similar examples could be given with measures of weight, time, etc. But in nature there are also more complex types of gradations, among which a unique place belongs to the “ascending ladder” of perfection both in inanimate and living nature, and in human society, and also among the people themselves: there are, for example, crooked and ugly trees, there are ordinary, unremarkable ones, there are “simply” beautiful ones, but there are also unusually beautiful, perfect specimens. And so not only among different types of trees, but also among various breeds fish, animals, within human races, etc. – more and less perfect individuals can be found everywhere. But these different degrees of perfection in inanimate nature (for example, among stones!), between individual types of objects, living beings, etc., could not exist if for them there was no really existing measure of absolute perfection, which, however, we do not find in the material world, but which cannot but exist, and this perfection is God!
This is the essence of this proof.
Thus, we see that no matter where and no matter how we begin to consider surrounding a person the world, all roads inevitably lead to the One who created and adorned it, who constantly supports and guides it, and without Whom it could not exist even for a moment - to God.
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