How to Prove the Existence of a Higher Power

Those who believe in some sort of god(s) have had to rely on faith. Not faith based on any scientific proof, but rather, a leap of faith--"I want to believe it is true; therefore it is."

In fact, science and religion appear to be in conflict. Scientists believe in an evolutionary process--that the universe came to its present form by a series of random events. Theologians believe in creation--that a supreme being created the universe in a purposeful way.

Question: Is it possible to reconcile scientific and religious beliefs? Can it be scientifically proven that God or some sort of higher power exists?

Yes.

First, let's start with what we know: We know that we exist. We are irrefutable evidence that intelligent life exists in the universe. So, is it really a stretch to proffer that there might be intelligent life capable of creating a universe with form, structure and physical laws that always seem to remain constant? The fact that we live in a universe with reliable physical laws is a bit ironic, don't you think? Considering that many scientists believe the universe evolved by random processes.

The process of proving the existence of god(s) is difficult due to the apparent lack of direct evidence. God Almighty, for example, has never walked up to me and shook my hand, "Hey, how ya doin'. I'm God." However, when scientists first discovered atoms, there was no direct evidence of them--they could not be directly observed at the time; yet their existence could be proven indirectly. They left signs --footprints in the sand, so to speak, of their existence.

Surely, though, God is bigger than an atom; so why can't God be directly observed? Well, if our universe is really an atom that exists on the head of a pin created by a giant who lives in a much larger universe, we would not be able to directly observe him. Our most powerful telescopes would only show us stars and galaxies--bits and pieces of the giant, but not the big picture.

Therefore, we are forced to prove the giant's existence by means of indirect evidence.

To prove the existence of a higher power, let's begin by assuming there is no higher power. What kind of universe would we have? A random one, of course. Everything would happen without a purpose. Nothing could be predicted; nothing could be relied on. Mathematics and science would have no value because nothing could be reliably measured or have regularity.

Why should the speed of light or the speed of anything remain constant? Why should gravity always keep us pinned to the earth's surface? In a random universe, nothing has to work the way it's supposed to. The universe would be nothing but a craps game.

Scientists would argue that on the subatomic level, the universe is indeed a craps game--at that level things do appear to happen purely by chance. Yet, oddly enough, our universe has reliable predictable laws. Does that make sense?

Only if the odds are stacked so that certain outcomes happen more often than others--thus giving the universe the appearance of having form and structure that can be measured and predicted.

Question: Who or what is stacking the odds? If not some kind of intelligent force or being, then what?

If you have ever played the game of craps, then you know that "seven" does not come up every time you roll the dice. If the dice came up "seven" every time, it would be perfectly reasonable for you to conclude that someone or something loaded those dice.

Thus, it is perfectly reasonable for us to conclude that someone or something is stacking the odds of the universe so that "what goes up must come down' and so that light will always travel at a constant speed, etc. The lack of this intelligent, purposeful force would give us an "Alice In Wonderland," unpredictable universe where the laws of science and math would have no value.

We would not exist. How could we? We are not random. We have intelligence and a sense of purpose. We are the indirect evidence we are looking for. Our intelligence mirrors and reflects the intelligence of the higher power.

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