Monday, 12 November 2007

Proofs of divinity

I hold that it is not possible to prove the existence of God, in fact by any ways, and that divine celestine entities with enormously more 'power' than humans would be reduced versions of God and thus do not qualify. God is in my view inherent in the creation and its flow and evolution. Existence of God is for believers and forms in the course of belief.

I like Epicure's Paradox (Is god benevolent and powerless; malevolent and omnipotent; ) I remember that it appears somehwere in Indian religion and therefore I think that he might have just repeated it and see it as easy to debunk - he begins by assigning human qualities to God, malevolence, benevolence and power and lack of power. It is possible that humans cannot perceive divine power, that God has formed freedom for man by not interacting with his world. However I see that belief contains a view of the character of God. Christianity resorts to all descriptions - God is malevolent (at times), God is disconnected from the world. There is even a hint at Gods failings in the power of creation.

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