Proving God? If God does a miracle is that proof that he exists and loves us?
The Church lies that the existence of God can be proved when it cannot be. The
First Vatican Council used its infallibility to teach that the existence of God
is subject to proof. The Church at the time had philosophical and religious
arguments for the existence of God. Since the Council, those arguments have been
refuted conclusively. Now the Church party-line is, “It’s true that God can be
proved but it seems we haven’t achieved it yet.”
Catholicism says that God enables the Church to give us the truths we need. Why
would God help the Church say he can be proven when nobody has done it yet? The
Church party-line is just a cop-out in the face of the facts.
Intelligent Design has its supporters. What they cannot do is use it to prove
God in the proper meaning of the word. All they need to account for design is a
big intelligence. It might not even be a God.
Miracles are no help for they lead to a caricature of God. A God who is in
control will be able to guide us and heal us of evil tendencies without making
it obvious. He will use nature to help us. A God who instantly heals the sick or
who makes 2000 year old mums appear to people today is a divine magician and not
a healer or mentor. Miracles are superstitious thus any religion based on them
is by definition superstitious fundamentalism. Miracles give you a low view of
God and people.
All arguments for God assume that he alone is the answer for why is there
something rather than nothing. Even if a being like God made all things, there
is no reason to believe that it is a personal being. It could be an impersonal
intelligence – a computer is an example of an impersonal intelligence.
Another problem is that they assume God can create something out of nothing.
They say something cannot come from nothing. That is a contradiction. They only
assume God can do it. The idea, "We exist and that proves he can do it" is
illogical. It is a bad argument that feeds on itself. "God ultimately made us
from nothing because we are here. And we are here because he ultimately made us
from nothing."
Atheists and non-religious need to stop obsessing so much with attempts to
disprove the existence of God. What is important is proving that even if there
is a God that he has no right to be worshipped or to expect obedience of us.
Getting people to ignore God is more important than getting people to disbelieve
in God.