tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post7651593333927929451..comments2024-01-24T10:39:27.668-05:00Comments on Coming Untrue: Keeping It In ProportionDr. S. L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303707167715370504noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-16468170315092688732015-12-09T21:04:31.720-05:002015-12-09T21:04:31.720-05:00I also suggest that God to many people would simpl...<b>I also suggest that God to many people would simply represent an inconvenience that they don't want to have to contend with.</b><br /><br />That may be the whole problem right there in a nutshell ...Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346761712248157930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-57404244248381226852015-12-09T20:52:33.867-05:002015-12-09T20:52:33.867-05:00I have long ago concluded that logic alone is no h...I have long ago concluded that logic alone is no help in leading a person to God. There has to be a need as well, which can be multifaceted. Academics and scientists in particular (but not exclusively) frequently seem to have deliberate blinders on, which are part of what I call the inconvenient God syndrome. For example, there is zero proof that God does not exist but there is at least some probabiliy that he could exist based on biblical, miraculous, and personal testimonials. In addition, there is a clear road to conducting the Proof of God experiment. The experimental procedure is simple and is unambiguously provided in God's test and field manual (the Bible) providing detailed experimental steps and procedures to obtain results and arrive at conclusions. The field manual experimentation is designed with the individual in mind, involves a one on one relationship with a very personal God and obviously demands a different type of experimental approach towards your test subjects (the individual and God). <br /><br />Clearly, the smart scientist realizes that this type of experiment, which would be mostly centered on the experimenter building up a personal relationship with an entity that he considers to be a figment of imagination may be far more demanding and involved on a personal level then he/she would be willing to get involved with compared to what he is doing currently, namely, scribbling some theories at the desk, handing on instructions to lab assistants, and analysing results for which he thinks he knows the answers beforehand anyway.<br /><br />In addition it should be obvious that God, based on humanities experience so far, will obviously not let himself be used as part of a physical science experiment (i.e. he won't play ball with regard to that). And clearly, based on free will, and therefore the need to have the spiritual and physical be separate, there should be no physical verifiability as we like to define it. Furthermore, it is also clear that if physical verifiability would be possible it would be totally disastrous to humanity (think about it). Nevertheless God CLEARLY states in the Bible that he can be reached by anyone with the right attitude and predisposition. And I don't think he would give a hoot about who you currently are as long as you are willing to pick up the phone and start talking to him. He will then respond and engage with you on a personal level.<br /><br />It is therefore disingenuous to argue that God is not provable if you simply insist that the proof must exclusively be given on your own terms. I also suggest that God to many people would simply represent an inconvenience that they don't want to have to contend with. For that reason, the idea of God and the idea to reach out to him simply gets brushed off even if it means to simply try and engage in an objective experiment. Undoubtedly, this is because of the potentially inconvenient consequences for one's own lifestyle, preconceived notions, and behavior, if it should turn out that he was found to be real. Therefore, unless you are objectively willing to conduct such an experiment on God's terms using the provided field guide you don't have the right to complain about anything concerning the lack of evidence for God in your life or in the world. I suggest 6 to 12 month of engagement at minimum but for some it may turn into a lifetime. Absolutely, as with any experiment there is not a 100% probability for success. But that may depend more on your attitude than anything else.Qmannoreply@blogger.com