• Leontiskos
    3.1k
    If anyone could prove the existence of God, there would be very few atheists.Hyper

    There are very few atheists.
    Therefore, God exists.

    :naughty:
  • Corvus
    3.2k
    If anyone could prove the existence of God, there would be very few atheists.Hyper

    If God exists, then God does not exist.
    God exists.
    Therefore God does not exist.
    :nerd:
  • Corvus
    3.2k
    Ergo God does not exist.

    If God does not exist, then God exists.
    God does not exist.
    Therefore God exists. :smirk:
  • Hyper
    8

    That isn't how that works. I could say if p, then q. Just because q is true doesn't mean p is also true, just that if p is true, then q is also true. These statements don't work when flipped. I am saying that most atheists wouldn't be atheists if God could be proven to exist.
  • night912
    33

    One is the actual word and one is not.
  • Corvus
    3.2k
    Words represent objects and entities in the world, but words themselves are not representation.
  • night912
    33

    So, you just confirmed that you only proved the word "god" and not God itself.
  • Corvus
    3.2k
    My definition of God was "God" in the word, and it is God itself.
  • night912
    33

    Which is a contradiction.
  • Corvus
    3.2k
    If you accept God itself is a being with omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence, then it is not a contradiction. In the world of God itself under this definition, even contradiction is truth.

    You need to accept there are many different definitions of God. Depending on the definition, proof methods will differ.

    What is your definitions of God?
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