Science Cannot Prove the Existence of God

StartsWithABang writes: This past weekend, Eric Metaxas lit up the world with his bold article in the Wall Street Journal, Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God. As a scientific counterpoint, this article fully addresses three major points of that "case," including what the condition are that we need for life to arise, how rare (or common) are those conditions, and if we don't find life where we expect it, can we learn anything about God at all?

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God, Like an Unseen Hair

[smittyoneeach]

God, like an unseen hair
Untouched by intellectual stare
Refuses bending to mortal will
Yet teasing the human soul still
Burma Shave

Re:God, Like an Unseen Hair

[BarbaraHudson]

Keeping the population busy
With stupid fights they're all a'tizzy.
It's enough to make you dizzy.
Used to be angels on a pin
And who is hit by original sin,
Or the immorality of Huck Finn.
And all the other "sins" we've seen of late
If you're not the chosen, then infidels you hate,
Your martyr's death, and paradise await.
Better to tackle the extremists problem all over,
'Cuz while zealots are fools, we still run for cover.
These haters will turn son against mother.
This argument about whether god does exit,
I look at priorities, it's far, far down the list.
We exist, therefore we are,
As for the rest, be it near or far,
Whether they exist or not proves nothing you see,
It's just speculative clickbait to lure you and me.
Again, I exist, therefore I am,
Now please enjoy your green eggs and spam.
Burma Shave

Oh, and Happy new year in a bit
For those who celebrate that sort of ____

God is dead.

[Anonymous Coward]

So is Nietzsche. But you know who's alive? Kim Kardashian. Where's the justice in that?

Well That About Wraps It Up For God

[tverbeek]

"I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing."

"But," says man, "[that article in the Wall Street Urinal says that science] proves that you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. Q.E.D."

"Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic.

– excerpted from Douglas Adams (for the cretins in the audience)

Re: Well That About Wraps It Up For God

[smittyoneeach]

"Shut up," said the turtle on the bottom of the stack.

Re:Well That About Wraps It Up For God

[Anonymous Coward]

"I refuse to prove that I exist," says God

Between the burning bush, smiting that dude that saved the Ark from falling off a cart, fucking with Job, wrestling with Jacob, telling Saul to build him a temple, actually occupying tents set up for him, any many more examples, if Douglas had read the Bible, he'd have known that God loved to prove that he existed. It wasn't until the New that he said "Peace! I'm out! If you need anything, ask the kid."

Not that it matters. Proof doesn't deny faith in the first place. Faith exists in the absence of proof as well in the confirmation of proof.

Re:Well That About Wraps It Up For God

[currently_awake]

Given the choice, choose Santa. He gives you stuff.

Hardly sporting...

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

Isn't arguing with a WSJ editorial writer roughly the equivalent of racing a team of thalidomide babies, or beating a crack team of retards at Jeopardy? Easy, sure, and likely even an indication of your superior aptitude. Just... Somehow unseemly.

Re:In other news...

[david_thornley]

Religion, you Emacs lover, you!

Re:Basic tenets of science

[smittyoneeach]

Wait. That's like saying the scientific method is a tool, characterizing the "what" of existence, leaving the "why" to others.
You're not going to get any kind of shooting war going with a rational approach like that, sir.

Re:The idea or concept of god...

[PopeRatzo]

Of course, if we then claim that this hyper-advanced alien civilization loves us and is opposed to gay marriage then we start to get on shaky ground

I'm counting on God existing and making sure the Bulls beat the Nets by at least 7 points tonight. Because He loves me.