Can God's Existence Be Disproven Summary

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God’s Existence: Real or Fake? In the harsh winter of 1943, the prisoners of the concentration camps in Germany and eastern Europe endured unimaginable suffering under the watchful eye of the Nazis. As the bitter winds blew through the barren, frozen landscape, the inmates, in their tattered uniforms, slogged in ankle-deep snow with their heads bowed and their spirits broken. Among these prisoners was Eli, a young man who was once a devout follower of God, who was now struggling with the shattered remnants of his faith. Witnessing the unspeakable atrocities that took place every day, only thoughts of doubt resounded in his mind and grew louder as the days went on. How could a benevolent and loving God abandon his supposed “chosen people”? Did …show more content…

In the article Can God’s Existence be Disproven? by David Kyle Johnson, the author delves into the challenges of determining God’s existence. Johnson argues that although many say “you cannot prove a negative”, you can prove that something does not exist by showing it to be logically impossible. Such is the case with the Judaic God (as well as the existence of other theological beings), as the concept of an omnipotent being is inherently flawed and nonsensical. In Deuteronomy 32:4, it says “He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.” Theists believe that God is all-knowing, all-good, immutable, and perfect in every way. The properties are incoherent and contradict each other in some way, and there’s a paradox along the lines of: “Can God create a boulder so big that not even he can lift it?” Whether or not he can does not matter, as no matter what the resolution is; he is not all-powerful or perfect. God is also said to be all-good and incapable of evil, yet the implication of him being all-powerful suggests that he is not, in fact, all-good. With all of this information in mind, the coherence of religious doctrine is called into

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