Truth, knowledge, and logic are all necessary to prove anything, and you assumed and admitted to all of them by reaching this proof. This is the best proof that god exists in my opinion. Nature can prove god s existence it has also been argued that nature can actually prove that god exists. Other copies of this clip show only the bananarelated. Oct 04, 2004 the nature of the universe as revealed through cosmology leads us to the conclusion that a force or intelligence outside of the universe was responsible for its cause. Ray comfort is the founder and ceo of living waters and a bestselling author who has written more than 90 books, including god has a wonderful plan for your life, how to know god exists. Those who hold this view do not believe that nature is sufficient to save individuals from their sin, but they can know, for a fact, that god does exist. How nature helps to prove gods existence nature looks up to god, the trees, mountains, the sun shines down on us, the world is full of amazing miracles. The bible is a collection of books and letters that were authored at different times in history. Science is falsely accused of proving god does not exist.
Jan 23, 2017 scientists use mathematical calculations to prove the existence of god scientists have confirmed the existence of god after proving a mathematicians theory which suggests that there is a. Your first book is summa theologiae, questions on god edited by brian davies and brian leftow. Deep reflection over what i have said in this book would convince even a confirmed atheist that god exists. The best books on the existence of god ed feser on five books. Bananas are sort of a plants reproductive organs, the plant itself doesnt have a brain so its completely incapable of processing the question, it also doesnt have any way of capturing and processing audio or visual inputs. This video is an upload of the well known banana man and his theory about bananas.
His position is that god created the banana for humans. The volume is essentially the first quarter or so of part one of summa theologiae, where aquinas addressed the topic of the existence and nature of god. Ray comforts 2006 hysterical banana argument demonstrates what creationists mean by proof. Scientific proof of god the case for a creator several scientists. In the case of the banana, it goes from being potentially yellow to being actually yellow. He does a show called way of the master or some shit, theres like 100 episodes and theyre all mindnumbingly ignorant but hilarious. For hundreds of years, people from all walks of life have debated whether god exists, or if hes just a fictional character. Here are some recommended books for learning the apologetic, and the theology behind the apologetic. God makes sense of objective moral values in the world. Existence of god quotes quotes tagged as existenceof god showing 125 of 25 for god to prove himself on demand, physically, would be a grave disappointment, and the strongest christians should be considerably grateful that he chooses not to do so. I gave in, and admitted that god was god, and knelt and prayed.
Here are five good reasons to think that god exists. Has a prominent physicist proved the existence of god. What would happen if an experienced homicide detective applied the investigative tools he uses to prove that god exists. God, by definition, is that for which no greater can be conceived. Jun 07, 2016 one of the worlds most respected scientists has said that there is scientific proof that points to the existence of god according to the geophilosophical association of anthropological and cultural studies, scientist michio kaku, who is known as one of the developers of the revolutionary string theory, stated, i have concluded that we are in a world made by rules created by an. I saw a video on the internet today, the description stated that the video is of a guy proving god exists, and that he proves god exists using only a banana. God exist whether or not men may choose to believe in him. Respected scientist says he found proof god exists. Morland presents contribution from leading theists and atheists on this topic such as antony flew and william lane craig and others. Gerard verschuuren is a excellent, short and clear book that lives up to its title, and then some. Mar 25, 2016 so the explanation of gods existence must be internal to him, that is to say, god exists by a necessity of his own nature. While you may try to account for truth, knowledge and logic without god, the rest of the site will expose your inability to do so and the christians justification for them with god. He does what he thinks is an ice breaker routine for the existence of god, using the humble banana as a case for a creator humility and hilarity ensue.
So you couldnt even give it the question in the first place. A story from an unknown source retold by joost boekhoven. Lee strobel is a journalist who believed science proved there is no god. Here in the created world, the evidence for gods eternal power and divine nature is so overwhelming that belief in him is the only reasonable option romans 1. Once upon a time, there were two countries, each reigned by a king. What should i do about it endeavour to realise him. Nov 07, 2006 the banana theyre using cant even fucking reproduce without human fucking intervention. He is a metaphysically necessary being, a being whose nature is such that if he is possible, then he exists. The debate focused on the existence of god, which comfort claimed he could.
Most atheists do not choose to disbelieve that a god exists because that is what they want. Comfort offers up the ironclad argument that bananas are proof of gods intelligent design of the natural world because the banana and the hand are perfectly made. Both countries were deeply religious and they had strong ideas about how to behave towards god. The reason why many people do not believe in god is not so much that it is intellectually impossible to believe in god, but because belief in god forces that thoughtful person to face the fact that he is accountable to such a god. I used to think that god existed, then i changed my mind to thinking that he doesnt exist, and now i know that he does exist. Calling the sweet, yellow fruit the atheists nightmare, ray comfort rattled off a list of the banana s unique features that prove it must have been intelligently designed to make it convenient to eat. While science cannot prove god does not exist, there is a mountain of scientific evidence pointing squarely at our creator. After over 40 years of not believing that god exists, i was dared by a christian friend to read a book. Kirk just sits next to him with a stupid smile on his face nodding approval for rays sherlock holmesian deductive powers. Is there any mathematical equation that proves that god doesn.
Because god is spirit, conclusions about the ultimate beginnings of the universe need to be drawn from the created world and gods actions within it. Ray demonstrates the proper technique of eating bananas. According to ray comfort, the banana is the atheists nightmare, as he considers its ease of use, nutritional value and colourcoding to be irrefutable proof of intelligent design. On his blog, ray comfort claims that his claims have been taken out of context, and that this is an atheist ploy to make a monkey out of. Kirk cameron is the star of the movie fireproof, as well as the banana proves god exists guy. We really cannot prove that god exists as one would prove a scientific experiment, but we can point to tremendous evidence for the existence of god. Ray comfort is the founder and ceo of living waters and a bestselling author who has written more than 90 books, including god has a wonderful plan for. The banana has a slippery peel which can be thrown on the ground, causing innocent people to slip and fall. Five proofs of the existence of god by edward feser. This evidence, or proofs, for the existence of god invites those atheists to consider it especially for those who claim that there is none. Moreland argues that it is rational to believe god exists backed by his arguments from cosmology, design, experience, the existence of morality, the existence of the mind, and the historical account of jesus and the bible. What follows will explain why god calls atheists fools. Detailed prophecies in the bible were written centuries ahead of time and came true exactly as predicted.
Of course christians are in total denial about their ancient book of pagan tales of astronomy, astrology, and getting high off of the forbidden fruit, the. Over 45 years ago, i learned of absolute proof that god exists. At the very least it should be reasonably concluded that atheism the absolute claim that there is no god after considering all possible knowledge is a. The bible reveals a god who provides evidence of his existence, as we will see in this article by examining seven proofs of god s existence. Lewis went on to write a book titled, surprised by joy as a result of knowing god. Every physical object in this vast universe, including our human bodies, is built of the light of creation. Therefore in studying the evidences we will focus both on evidence to show that evolution is a faulty model as well as evidence pointing to the existence of a creator god. Which after you do enough studying they were clearly based upon astrotheology and shamanism drug use.
He said the banana must be intelligently designed by god. Ray comforts 2006 hysterical banana argument demonstrates. Reviews of books with scientific evidence that god exists x. Jan 15, 2020 is there any mathematical equation that proves that god doesnt exist. The one theology book all atheists really should read. But the god angle is somewhat of a red herring the real step forward is the example. The argument is in a line of development that goes back to anselm of canterbury 10331109. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading five proofs of the existence of god. No doubt the strongest evidence for gods existence in the bible comes from the lord jesus christ himself. Two of the men he interviewed, jonathan wells icons of evolution and michael behe darwins black box, wrote books that are on this reading list. In fact, it was mainly for this reason that sir antony flew, the late worldfamous philosopher who had been the leading atheist in england, renounced his atheism a few years back and. If bananas prove that god exists then why are other fruits not shaped in a similar way. The banana argument is a specific teleological argument for theism based on the form and function of natural objectsspecifically in this case the banana. Jul 29, 2014 what is the best proof that god exists.
I too had no expectations other than rightfully admitting gods existence. Anselms ontological argument, in its most succinct form, is as follows. God is an infinite substance whereas he is only a finite substance. Ill link to the video later i remember the site, but not the page, and i dont want to trawl through pages of videos to find it. I will assume that you are referring to ray comforts hilarious claim that the banana proves an intelligent designer exists. This mans evidence of our gods existence had my jaw on the floor. While you cant prove that something that doesnt exist doesnt exist, we are able to go back and see what these myths were based upon. Another proof god exists is the reality of radically transformed hearts and lives. Reviews of books with scientific evidence that god exists. The argument from the world as an interacting whole 9. I was surprised to find that there was scientific evidence for the existence of god. Calling the sweet, yellow fruit the atheists nightmare, ray comfort rattled off a list of the banana s unique features that prove it must have been intelligently. Challenging todays accepted wisdom, catholic scientist gerard verschuuren, ph.
Renowned nuclear physicist, gerald schroeder, discusses this at length in the book titled god according to god the study of nature, even with all its intellectual rigor, is filled with spiritual wonder. He now leads the mordecai project, an international ministry that confronts. William lane craig takes the reader on a tour of the arguments and does his best to debunk the notion that belief in god is intellectually indefensible. Unfortunately, the impact of one of the strongest evidences, the creation, has been somewhat skewed by the hypothesis of evolution, a hypothesis which is fraught with problems, though these are. Oct 27, 20 two scientists have formalized a theorem regarding the existence of god penned by mathematician kurt godel. Can you explain the banana argument in terms of a gods existence. New movie the fool about ray comfort and the banana fallacy bananas. In fact, i want to argue now that if anything, the banana proves that god does not exist, or that if he does, he is evil, malevolent, and really snotty. The design of a banana proves that god exists and designed. After that first book, i found other books with more scientific evidence. Five proofs of the existence of god kindle edition by feser. In 2006, christian activist kirk cameron starred in a propaganda video which includes, in part, a oneminute segment with ray comfort on how the banana is proof of god s existence. These people represent a special category that god describes as, the fool has said in his heart, there is no god. Jul, 2012 proving gods existence genetically remarkable discoveries about the mindboggling complexity of dna are providing solid evidence of the divine creation of life.
Others may have been well intentioned but missed the boat entirely. Let it be stated clearly again here by way of introduction, to deny the existence of the god of the bible is to repudiate the christ of scripture. If a god does exist, might he communicate with people. Scientists run calculations to prove the existence of god. Its actually ray comfort that is the banana god guy. Five proofs of the existence of god kindle edition by feser, edward. Evidence of gods existence from science credible catholic. Ray comfort born 5 december 1949 is a new zealandborn christian minister and evangelist who lives in the united states. The best books on the existence of god ed feser on five.
Next, the video tries to boost rays book you can lead an atheist to. Proofs for the existence of god are highly certain, but they still have some significant uncertainty. Comfort started living waters publications, as well as the ministry the way of the master, in bellflower, california, and has written several books. Ray comfort, a new zealander christian, has been making this argument for 20 years. This is the part of the book where aquinas is approaching the question from. Through a deeper investigation of science he however gradually came to the discovery that science actually proves the existence of god. There are many reasons i am convinced god is real the existence of coffee alone proves that he loves me. Does conscience point towards the existence of god. Verschuuren begins by explaining the five famous medieval proofs for the existence of god based on reason alone that have. Indeed, that would be like expecting a microscope to reveal the square root of sixteen. He must be more real to you than all the objects of the world.
So we should not say that god chose to exist or to have the essential properties he does. This book has the interviews that convinced him that god exists. God makes sense of the life, death, and resurrection of jesus. Proofs and promises, which covers these seven proofs in more detail. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. While the subject sounds complicated this book presents it in a readable and understandable way. Oct 10, 2008 my response to the ever so famous youtube video bananas are proof god exists you can find that video here. Items of evidence supporting the existence of gods in the physical universe, zero. Arguments why god very probably exists the conversation. After interviewing many people who gave scientific evidence for their faith, he became convinced that god exists.
If we can prove that evolution is not a viable modelexplanation, than we have indirectly found proof that god exists. God makes sense of the finetuning of the universe for intelligent life. Apr 05, 2014 ray comfort on the banana, in context hq ray comfort. This presentation will show us how close to absolute proof we get but there will always have to be room for faith. If you find this brief overview helpful, please write for your free copy of our booklet the real god. The following is one example of how to prove that god exists to one of these unbelievers who can be convinced with logic. May 06, 2006 i saw a video on the internet today, the description stated that the video is of a guy proving god exists, and that he proves god exists using only a banana. Warner wallace in god s crime scene as he examines eight pieces of critical evidence in the crime scene of the universe to determine if they point to a divine intruder. My response to the ever so famous youtube video banana s are proof god exists you can find that video here. When considering god as a substance that is infinite, eternal, immutable, independent, supremely intelligent, supremely powerful, and which created both myself and everything else, the meditator realizes that the idea of god must have far more objective reality than he has formal reality. Many books and movies have been made to tell the countless stories of harsh, dishonest, cruel, selfish people who had an encounter with jesus christ and who changed into in loving, selfsacrificial, humble and tender people, who express the very heart and.
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