Do We Need Mathematical Proof of God?
Tuesday February 27, 2007
Do we really need mathematical proof of God's existence? Jack Zavada of Inspiration-for-Singles.com talks about the faith shattering experience of losing his hero—his dad. Through his spiritual struggle in the months following his father's death, Jack discovered something even more reliable, even more convincing than math, to prove that God indeed exists. If you wrestle with similar doubts about God's existence, perhaps this peek at Jack's discovery will provide the proof you seek.
Photo Credit © Miguel Ugalde
Mary,
I don’t need numbers or “evidence” to back up my faith in Jesus. It’s nice to have corroborating evidence to point to in a witnessing encounter to sway a person, but the thing with evidence is that someone out there will always have counter-evidence. Then it becomes more about proving the evidence correct than focusing on what the real problem is and what is keeping that person from going home to God when they die, sin.
I do find the numbers and the formulas fascinating though, but I don’t bet my faith on them. No, my faith is the one who made satisfaction on my behalf, Jesus Christ, son of the living God.
0+0=0 is the wrong equation. Rather the equation he should use is 0 = -1 + 1. Rather the universe starts out at zero and splits into the matter and antimatter due to variations (as well as energy and anti-energy forces). It all adds up to zero, but not yet.
The other equation might as well ask how does nobody plus nothing equals god?
One can show that love is mathematically and biologically a better system for a p-type (caring for their young) species like humans. Two parents work better when a lot of care is given to offspring, and love is a pretty good way to keep the two together, help each other out, and ultimately produce more loving offspring.
Stories aren’t proof. Not that preaching is proof either. But stories about preaching are certainly less than evidence concerning such events.