Is the biblical God a truth?

Another View:

The deity is as certain a truth for people of faith as it is absurd to the non-believing community. Proponents of either position are well aware of the arguments made by anyone who engages in the discussion. It may not be helpful to invite yet more discussion over a point that can never be settled. To a person of faith, no proof should ever be necessary; to a non-believer, no evidence will ever suffice. The nature of faith is assurance of hope, and the evidence of things unseen. People of faith can rest in their faith, and non-believers are free to follow a different path.

Another another View:

To a non-believer, there could be proof offered, but it is hard to conceive what that would be. As Arthur C Clarke said: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic".

So is it proof of God? Or just a very advanced civilisation with a weird sense of humour? There would be no way to know for sure.

Answer

I certainly hope not. If the biblical god is true, then we've got a war on our hands. I'm with the people who oppose genocide, the murder of all the firstborn make children in Egypt, slavery, oppression of women and homosexuals, and human sacrifice. And we're up against a being who can kill us with just a thought. That's a pretty tough call.

Luckily, all the evidence to date suggests that there is no god as described in the bible - or any other religous book. So I reckon that we are safe for now.

First answer by Immolatethenazarene. Last edit by SKZSKZ. Contributor trust: 13 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 7 [recommend question]