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Logical proof that God exists

Clearly an outrage! ...but what if it's possible?

Logic boils down to the most basic form: true or false. Either God exists, or He doesn't. Starting with definitions, I will provide logical proof that the God with the capital G exists, the one that intelligently designed everything, the one that is everything and everywhere all the time.

If God exists, it's somewhere in time. Maybe yesterday, maybe tomorrow, maybe 2000 years ago. If. What are the odds that He exists within some period of time? Well, the longer He lives for, the more likely you will find Him in time. Thus, if he exists forever, there is 100% chance that if you look, you will find Him anywhere in time. One hundred percent chance that He exists... if he exists.

If God doesn't exist, then whenever we look, we won't find Him. There is no almighty, omnipresent, all-knowing being, because if there were, you'd find him somewhere in time. But that can't happen if the chance is zero, if he doesn't exist. So the chances of him existing are... zero.

If God is somewhere, then he occupies some space. Somewhere. Maybe you'll look and you'll find Him. His odds of someone finding Him increase, the bigger he is, the more places he can be at. Thus, if he were everywhere, no matter where you look, He would be there. 100% certain. He is everywhere.

If God is nowhere, then wherever we look... nobody will find him. Not even God himself will find Himself, since he's nowhere to be found. Since we start from the assumption that He is nowhere, then he occupies no space. He is nowhere.

At this point, logic tells us that God is everywhere, all the time... and nowhere never? Has logic proven that he can be in one state and the other? Oh, but he can't be in the other state. He either is, or... He is. So there is no OR. We started from the assumption that it was one or the other, and it turns out that the assumption was wrong. There is no OR.

For those non-religious, atheists that are still reading, there's room to breathe: I have created a paradox which I will explain in future posts.

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