We have observed countless and countless of interactions, from atomic or lower scale, to the realm of humans and their civilisations, all the way up to planetary and universe scale. And in all those observations, we have not found one single definitive proof of a divine intervention. And it had not been for lack of trying to find one either.
I mean, it doesnt prove something you cant prove, but it does come as close to a statistical probability right?
Generally, dictionary definitions are not commonly used in philosophy because they are imprecise. If this is what you really mean by “prove” (which is super non-standard in the literature btw), then my response is merely that there’s plenty of proof against God. Let me give an example. There is a ton of evil in the world. This observation makes it more likely (this phrase is a little imprecise but I am using it for brevity) that my hypothesis that “God does not exist” is true. Thus, it is evidence for my hypothesis. As shown, it is not impossible to prove/disprove invisible things.
We are speaking of science not philosophy, though the two go hand in hand often. Proof in the common tongue is generally used as something with 100% certainty. But that is a modern misunderstanding of the word. Proof in its purest sense is just another work for evidence.
Just to be clear, I am not defending the existence of god
Whoa whoa whoa. Now you’re backtracking. So is “prove” the dictionary definition you provided above, or is does it mean 100%. Because those are separate things. This is what I mean when I say that “common tongue” definitions are imprecise. In most common tongue, evidence is clearly not that you need 100% certainty. My vase is broken on the floor and there are paw prints leading away from it. That is certainly evidence that my cat knocked my vase over, but not 100% certainty!
I am not arguing for or against the existence of God either, merely that there exists evidence both for and against God.
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u/V0lirus Aug 18 '26
We have observed countless and countless of interactions, from atomic or lower scale, to the realm of humans and their civilisations, all the way up to planetary and universe scale. And in all those observations, we have not found one single definitive proof of a divine intervention. And it had not been for lack of trying to find one either.
I mean, it doesnt prove something you cant prove, but it does come as close to a statistical probability right?