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Jan. 26, 2005 Any smart philosopher should immediately notice that the title to this article is an oxymoron. That's because anything "suprnatural" is by definition above and beyond the natural world. Since it is not subject to the Laws of Nature it cannot be said to exist. More succinctly, it cannot be proven to exist. The problem is that it cannot be proven to not exist either. So, we have a standoff, a veritable stalemate. Since we cannot prove or disprove the existence of anything supernatural, we are left with our faulty belief system and meager human assumptions to satisfy our compelling curiosity. More to the point, we are left to wonder about any supernatural phenomena or beings or entities or other things we can imagine. This includes God. Since God is "supernatural" he cannot be proven to exist. He cannot be proven to not exist either, but neither can fairies, elves, ghosts, angels, demons or even Santa Claus. That's because you can't do experiments on God in a laboratory. The best way to determine the existence of anything is to sample its constituents. In other words, what is it made of? But if we ask, "What is God made of?" we are left without an answer. Since he is supernatural we cannot get a sample from him. We can't test his DNA or determine his genetic makeup. The same is true of Santa Claus. We don't know what he is made of. Where does this leave us? If God is made of nothing, then, obviously he doesn't exist. If he is made of something then he is not God because all matter is subject to natural and physical laws and if God is subject to natural and physical laws he cannot be God because he cannot be all-powerful if he has no power over natural laws. Since the existence of God cannot be proven, we must assume he doesn't exist. But it also means that a huge list of other beings do not exist either. There's Thor, Zeus, Apollo, Ra, Woden, Io, Brahma, Pele and an entire host of other ancient deities. It also includes angels, demons, fairies, elves, ghosts and Santa Claus. Since they are all supernatural, we can't prove they don't exist. But, if we ever prove God exists, these creatures will be found to exist also. And that is strong evidence for the prevalence of nonsense in the universe. Comment Box 4 = I am an artist, musician, teacher, writer and I love the outdoors. I live in a small Oregon town and enjoy it. I have a bachelor's degree in education from Oregon State University and am trying to get my first book published. It is called "The World's Most Dangerous Book." It is about the origins and authors of the Bible. I was raised a fundamentalist, evangelical and am now a born-again atheist/agnostic. I prefer to be called a skeptic. I have four children, five grandchildren and two more on the way!! Life is good! I love feedback! Write me and let's discuss ideas even if we disagree! That's half the fun. ------------ About the author: Keith Cantrell is a musician, artist and writer who lives in a small town in Oregon. He has worked at many different professions and currently is writing a book on the origins of the Bible entitled "The World's Most Dangerous Book." He has been a professing fundamentalist and is now struggling with atheism. His life has been spent searching for truth, and nothing but the truth. He loves comments, feedback and even verbal abuse if it is intelligent. He has 4 children and 4 grandchildren and loves everything about living in Oregon. Email: kwcantrell@yahoo.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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