The whole truth about God and his existence
The site mission: the existence of God
The scope of this site is to wipe out - I hope once and for all - the flawed criticism aimed at God, speaking of Him in a rigorous, scientific way.
There is a lot to be done in this field, given the enormous number of preconceptions that have contributed to creating completely outlandish vision of God.
Opinions expressed about Him are also very varied. Some simply say that God is dead, for others He never existed, others find Him unknowable.
Often there is a prejudiced opinion of Him that follows pre-packaged, repetitive thought patterns, hanging on to His figure as might occur with an object of superstition.
There are those who love Him but also those who despise Him, those who try to understand and those who, conversely, are ready to accept everything in His name.
We might say that God has it all.
This, therefore, is the context where I place my own personal attempt to create order in what is a very intricate topic.
So I'll try to make my way forward through the quicksand of the infinite philosophies that address us on the subject of God, using only reason as my compass and relying on my own specific knowledge of the human mind.
In this respect, although the crucial proviso underpinning this site is my proof that God does exist, I also feel I must emphasize how the issues I deal with here are completely independent and should be perceived as the fruit of a spiritual project that I have always developed alongside my scientific research.
Definition of God
The first step required in a serious discussion about God is to assign a very precise definition to the term, so that there are no misunderstandings and we are clear on what is being discussed.
Moreover, if each of us uses their own definition of God, or worse still if we use the term "God" vaguely or casually, without understanding what is being referred to, any discussion will be doomed to failure before we even start.
On this site the term "God" refers to He who created, supports and governs the Universe of His own volition.
Consequently His attributes of omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence should not be understood to mean the ability to do, know and occupy everything absolutely, but rather as the ability to do, know and occupy in a Universe such as ours.
In more unequivocal terms: nothing more is asked of God than what our Universe requires for its own existence.
God and Reason
One of the most recurrent and important questions about God is whether His existence can be proved simply by applying reason.
It is a crucial question that in the course of human history has been asked by many people, from the most ignorant to the most erudite, not to mention the most brilliant minds of every era.
The opinion that has become most widespread in the philosophical context, although there are still very discordant views in this respect, is that it is really and materially possible to prove the existence of God. It is no coincidence that there are many examples available of philosophical formulations, of various eras, that declare this intent has been achieved.
Conversely, the scientific community, where scepticism is now the reigning attitude to the point that few scientists admit they believe in a personal God who created, supports and governs the Universe. Nonetheless, it should be noted that it's equally rare to find scientists who categorically exclude His existence.
Naturally the position of science is destined to change, especially if my rigorous proof of the existence of God becomes established.
All in all, as the results of my work show, it is possible to prove the existence of God only with the use of reason, on condition that we use a particular way of reasoning and this means using analogy.
In fact, reasoning by analogy is the only method that will allow us to identify the characteristics of subjects like God who escape any direct observation we might attempt.
In particular, in the case of my proof, I used the analogy of the creative functioning of the mind and that of reality, and through them I was able to define how reality is made up of a conscious mind that creates all that is material, just as our minds imagine.
Confutation of the existence of God
As I indicated above, many attempts have been made to prove the existence of God, but all of them, at least those that I have encountered, have two main flaws.
The first flaw is that of referring to a vague God, understood as a generic principle able to transcend material reality, rather than the God of interest to most people.
The second flaw is that of not using the only type of reasoning appropriate for the purpose, which we have already seen is reasoning by analogy.
These are fairly serious limitations, in themselves sufficient to invalidate all logical schemes so far developed to prove the existence of God.
In this respect, the rebuttal of this proof has been a fairly simple operation which, moreover, allowed me to redevelop several of them in my own way and introduce others that are completely original.
Confutation of the non-existence of God
If many brilliant minds have exerted themselves in proving the existence of God, there have also been many failed attempts to prove the contrary.
I refer mainly to statements written as a criticism to the existence of God, then consolidated into outright proof that He does not exist.
Again it should be said in this case, as in what was stated above, we are faced with a far too vague use of the term "God" and the absence of any sort of reasoning by analogy.
They are limitations whose gravity does not alter at all and again in this case they alone are sufficient to invalidate the logical schemes underpinning the main proof developed to prove the non-existence of God.
In this sense, a confutation of that proof was quite a simple process and, once again, it gave me the chance to redevelop several concepts while introducing my own original views.
Moreover, truly valid proof of the non-existence of God would be impossible even using a more precise, rigorous definition than the term " God", and using reasoning by analogy, precisely because God is actually part of reality.
God and science
In virtue of the concepts I have developed so far, we can state that human reason is perfectly adequate for dealing with the existence of God and this means that science possesses all the instruments necessary for saying what has to be said.
Nevertheless, science today is very wary of getting into this sort of discussion, labouring under the misapprehension that God is not part of its remit, but also in the interest of avoiding any possible dispute with religions.
There is little point in remembering how the relationship between science and religions was already in conflict in the past. This contributed to arousing no little fear in the heart of the believer as far as science was concerned, as if the latter's inevitable progress was destined, sooner or later to confirm quite definitively the non-existence of God, just as in the past it had already confirmed the falseness of many religious dogmas considered undeniable.
In some ways this situation revealed some paradoxical aspects since reason and science should, conversely, be considered God's greatest allies, because God's existence is one of the truths towards which reason and science should lead us, sooner or later.
God and the Universe
Greater understanding of God cannot, however, be limited only to the aspects that refer to existence. Even more so if we consider how little we know of His true nature, and how strongly we are tempted to depict Him as resembling us.
What is more, each of us inevitably ends up creating their own representation of God, which merely serves to exacerbate confusion.
For instance, many people see God as one of many beings that populate the Universe, so as someone who is out there somewhere enjoying the show. Others believe the Universe is simply the body of God and thus part of Him.
Then there are those who think the Universe is self-sufficient and that God just established the laws that are still applicable to it. Others, however, sustain that God must be supporting the existence of the Universe at all times.
Not to mention the various currents of thought convinced that God interferes with the natural order of things, while there are those who think God never intervenes and just judges what we do, while yet others think He will perform prodigies and miracles when moved to do so by the faith and prayers of believers.
All these visions, however, share a common denominator linked to our presumption of measuring everything by human standards. I refer, in particular, to our habit of attributing to God a resolve, desires, needs and intentions that are similar to our own.
In practice, this vision of God could well show Him as a very good, intelligent individual who found a magic wand at some point and decided to create our Universe, planning it right down to the last detail.
It goes without saying that all these representations of God are not only totally arbitrary and unjustified, but also very naive and unjust towards Him.
The proper way of perceiving God is actually to see Him as a creative mind that gives life, minute by minute, to the entire Universe, without being obliged to do so by any other specific force.
Moreover, the mind's ability to operate without it guided by any aim, is an aspect we can observe directly in our ability to dream.
In effect, on closer observation, dreams are nothing more than creations that our minds, however limited they may be, are able to achieve without requiring any other supervision.
God and history
However God is perceived, one thing is certain: He is part of our lives and our culture, as He has been part of the lives and cultures of the peoples that have existed throughout human history.
In this respect, we would do well to consider what inspired such dissimilar populations to develop the concept of a divinity.
There may be any number of answers to this question and they open up quite diverse scenarios.
For instance, some currents of thought believe God is the pure invention of unscrupulous people interested only in acquiring power and positions of privilege, exploiting the credulity and impressionability of the more naive.
Here we encounter conspiracy theory scenarios, theories suggesting that the so-called people have always been duped and manipulated by a handful of individuals intent on weaving their immoral plots out of the sight of curious eyes.
Other currents of thought imply that God Himself conjures up His presence in our hearts.
In this case the scenario is typical of the religious context within which there are also those who go even further, sustaining that God revealed Himself quite openly to several prophets, and through them spoke to believers.
Yet another current of thought states that the actual idea of a divinity is somehow innate in human nature.
The latter scenario is typical of a more purely scientific context and can be seen in the position of several scientists who believe our conception of divinity was able to develop by natural selection.
In this respect, it still has to be established what exactly the conception of divinity is and how it manages to manifest itself in our lives.
My studies on how the mind works allowed me to reply specifically to these important questions.
In practice, our conception of divinity is nothing more than the innate, emotional type of perception we usually identify in our idea of transcendence.
This behaviour is triggered by the nervous mechanisms that activate when we are in situations where we feel powerless with regard to that undefined something lying beyond our sensorial perception.
In this perspective the presence of God seems to be inevitable not only at the level of large social groups, but also - and above all - at individual level.
In practice there is no one who, sooner or later, does not feel the need to turn to God, however He is represented.
Because the fact is that sooner or later every single one of us will encounter a situation beyond our control. It is the ensuing feeling of impotence we experience in such moments that compels us towards the idea of transcendence that underpins our representation of God.
God and conviction
The fact that all peoples who have existed in history have been unable to ignore God is quite different from declaring that they have always believed in His existence at all costs.
This may be a subtle difference but it has nonetheless grown as civilization has flourished, since humans have continued to evolve their rationality and scientific skill once they were protected from the might of nature and their superstitions.
But if instinct alone is not able to transform into real conviction the God we cling to in moments of helplessness, what can?
The truth is that there are various pathways that could make us believe in God, but whether they are fear of death, or the desire to give some sense to our existence, or simply an act of conformism with the milieu where we live, in most cases ours will be a position of pure facade, a superficial field decision.
In fact, there are few people for whom believing in God doesn't mean just a pleasant idea with which to identify, but also the expression of authenticity and profound inner conviction. A conviction, moreover, that cannot come from experience, given that God is not an object that can be observed with our eyes or touched with our hands or heard with our ears.
To develop an authentic conviction with regard to the existence of God the quickest route is probably that of reasoning, especially in an era like ours when we're used to considering as true all that logic shows us to be true.
God and techniques for believing in His existence
Once it is clear that not all those who profess belief are true believers, it is also useful to establish if this state of things is definitive or if, with passing time, these people may nonetheless develop a deeper, more authentic conviction in the existence of God.
Obviously, in this respect, anyone who is not amenable to reviewing their beliefs will never feel the need to set aside their ideas, preventing any possibility of development.
This is why this discussion is mainly indicated for those who may want to believe but are aware that they cannot do it through and through, so for those people who really intend to begin a pathway of spiritual growth.
In this context, my specific knowledge of the human mind came in very useful since it allowed me to develop actual techniques that anyone can replicate to convince themselves of the existence of God.
One of these techniques exploits force of habit and consists in involving God in everything that happens in our lives. Another method is to use the instinctive reaction to reject that we apply when faced with the concept of absolute nothingness. Lastly, there is my proof of the existence of God, which is very rigorous on a logical plane thus allowing anyone who understands comprehensively to develop an instant conviction in His existence.
God and faith
Alongside the people who are unable to believe in God in a profound and authentic way, there are others who reveal such a sentiment of faith in Him that it is almost tangible.
These are the persons we perceive as disorientated and confused, incapable of explaining what feeds the flame of passion for God in their hearts and the disquiet of feeling cheated by such a gift.
If there is no doubt that God is a mystery against which we have little power, the same cannot be said about faith, since the latter is a totally human quality that reveals only a sincere, intense act of love towards God.
It is then precisely this act of love that allows people who have faith to overcome the doubts that confound others. Because it's clear that when we love something deeply it already lives inside us, and it is like a fast-flowing river that overwhelms and stops any wavering.
God and atheism
If those who have the gift of faith are few, the phenomenon of atheism - also inspired by God, but to deny His existence - has grown significantly with the evolution of science.
In other words, increasing numbers of persons declare they do not believe in any personal God who created, supports and governs the Universe. In general these are well-educated persons who refuse to conform to religious dogmas and prefer to adopt a more pragmatic, logical approach.
These people accept the idea that death is the end of all things and that it's useless to fool ourselves that there is any form of immortality.
It is certainly a quite frustrating and tragic position to espouse, yet atheists are not at all masochistic: they just choose the lesser evil.
In practice, these are people whose character and culture will not allow them to hope in something that, in their eyes, appears as fragile and uncertain as God and the soul, so they prefer to give up any hope rather than be exposed to unending doubts and interior torments.
God and religions
If believing in God can help to overcome fear of death and to live a life with greater inner tranquillity, then we can only embrace every aspect of this.
In these terms religions have amassed many merits, especially in centuries past. Nowadays things are somewhat different, simply because in a society like ours, answers to great existential themes are sought not in religious dogmas but in scientific truth.
Whether we like it or not, this has become an unstoppable process because of the countless successes that science has achieved in almost all fields of human life.
Nor should religions see this as a bad thing, since science itself will sooner or later validate their most significant dogmas, in other words the existence of God and the soul.
Once we have acknowledged this state of affairs, we will be faced with quite a delicate question.
Now that people no longer turn to religions as a point of reference for great existential issues, are they of any further use?
Apart from the fact that a society without religions would not be constructive, in any case my instinctive reply would be that they are, in the measure that religions still have the power to define positive values of peace, tolerance and love, appealing to the better side of all of us, and aiming to guide us towards responsible choices of high moral value.
I'm not saying that religions should stand as the moral guide of our times, nor that their rules should necessarily be followed, but simply that their voices, when charged with positive ideals, are today more useful than ever, given the risk that good words are only found for success, money and power.
God and evil
It's not always easy to accept the declarations that religions circulate because there are times when they seem so abstract and distant from the material aspects of life that they seem senseless.
In this respect we should consider God's great benevolence, without doubt an attribute as noble as it is reassuring in happy moments; difficult to digest when we're faced with terrible tragedies.
In these terms it is not surprising that at the same time evil has become one of the tools preferred by atheists for upholding the non-existence of God. They state that a supremely good God, as described by religions, is incompatible with the wars, disease and injustice found on Earth.
In general, the rejoinder to this criticism is that God considers the free will of human beings a preferable benefit to their safety. In these terms, if humans use their freedom to commit evil and cause reciprocal damage, even a supremely good God will do nothing to stop it.
I believe this reply isn't really acceptable because it attributes God with desires and a scale of values that are typically human, but totally redundant in a creative mind like that of God.
Fortunately, it's possible to find a better reply if we really understand what evil is and where it comes from.
Human beings measure evil through perception of pain, which in turn is an indispensable component for survival. In particular, this can be said of physical pain, for instance the sort we feel after a fall or from an injury.
As I have studied the human mind in depth, I can say that emotional pain - for instance the death of a loved one - is inevitable, since we are capable of associating different situations.
At this stage, to close the circle around evil, all that's left for us to do is consider the finite, perishable nature of the material universe. It is evident, in this respect, that if the resources available to us are limited and temporary, not everyone can have everything, and even those who succeed in doing so cannot keep everything forever.
Finally, pain and ensuing evil are not God's direct creations, but should be considered more properly as the inevitable collateral effects of a material universe.
In these terms, there is no sense in chastising God for having created a world subject to evil, since a world without any trace of evil at all could not even exist as part of a material universe.
God and good
God's supreme benevolence may also be doubted because of another aspect of creation: one relative to the limited, temporary presence of good.
If this reasoning is taken to extremes, we might even declare that God does not exist, given that an infinitely good God (like the one described by religions) would have to inundate our hearts continually with eternally new and inexhaustible joy.
In general, the reply to this criticism is to say that earthly life lived seeking out happiness would hinder our turning to God and developing our spiritual qualities, since by totally satisfying our senses we would no longer feel the need to question ourselves about the deeper meaning of life.
Nonetheless, even this type of response presupposes on God's part the desire and intention to pursue some aims and not others, but these are prerogatives typical of humans and totally extraneous or at least superfluous for a creative mind like that of God.
Fortunately, it is possible to find a better response by understanding what good actually is and where it originates.
We human beings measure good through our perception of pleasure, which in turn is an indispensable component for our survival. In particular, this is true for physical pleasure, the sort we feel when eating or sheltering from the cold, for instance.
As I have studied the human mind in depth, I can state that emotional pleasure - for instance the enthusiasm of falling in love - is inevitable, since we are able to associate different situations.
At this stage, to close the circle around good, all that is left for us to do is to consider the finite, perishable nature of the material universe. It is evident, in this respect, that if the resources available to us are limited and temporary, not everyone can have everything.
Ultimately, pleasure and ensuing good are not God's direct creations, but should be considered more properly as the inevitable collateral effects of a material universe.
In these terms, there is no sense in chastising God for having created a world subject to good only in some circumstances, since a world totally immersed in good could not even exist in a material universe.
God's plan
Closely linked to the question of good and evil is the theme of what is called God's plan, regarding mainly the role that we humans are called upon to play in Creation.
The simplest scenario to consider in this respect is one in which humanity is called upon to decide between good and evil using free will, and receiving in exchange a just reward in the afterlife.
In these terms, all Creation can be seen as God's act of love towards all forms of life that he wishes to involve in His own eternal beatitude. The task of the human being is to prove they are worthy of this gift, negotiating correctly the difficulties of earthly life.
The problem of this type of scenario is once again that God is attributed with desires and aims typical of human beings, but absolutely redundant for a creative mind like that of God.
A more appropriate scenario may be developed by analyzing what our prospects are as part of the universe in which we live.
The first thing to bear in mind is that limited, temporary manifestations of good will drive us endlessly to seek out new resources.
It is unfortunate, however, that because of the finite, perishable nature of our Universe, many of those resources will remain a mere fantasy and even the little we manage to make ours in the end will either disappoint us or disappear from our sight.
In practice, earthly life will reveal itself to be a game that cannot be won because it is a regulated by perverse laws.
Laws of which we are prisoners and, sooner or later, we will find ourselves to be powerless in the face of life. This will show us that our only way out is the way of transcendence and therefore God.
In a word, all human beings, whether they realize it or not, are nonetheless destined to see that God is the only objective that will provide the true, definitive happiness they have always sought elsewhere but never found.
In this case we are faced with a plan that does not involve any intention or desire on God's part, since it can be supposed quite naturally that everything deriving from God will, in the end, return to Him.
God's spiritual laws
Let us set aside, for the moment, a purely scientific approach and perceive the outright spiritual laws that are found in God's plan.
In particular, I'm referring to the law whereby a series of pleasant things will arrive and lead us always to seek something that will give a sense to our lives, while painful events will point us towards the only objective worth seeking, in other words towards God.
Awareness of these laws will not only allow us to live our lives to the full with greater understanding, but may also help us to conduct ourselves in a manner more compliant with our desires.
To cut down our exposure to evil, for instance, all we need to do is place God at the centre of all our experience, so that He will quite naturally become our only purpose in life, and we need not suffer any painful experiences.
Then to increase our exposure to good, we should learn to enjoy pleasant events without developing any desires, so that we have to have endless new experiences that will somehow rouse us to take action.
Adopting a way of life like this, using God's spiritual laws in our favour, is not in any way some sort of leap in the dark, since it is also advantageous from a more scientific standpoint, in relation to the laws that govern our minds.
God and the soul
Whether the material aspects of the Universe direct us towards God by sheer chance, through our instinct for survival or by divine plan, what we are really interested in is understanding whether our existence is destined to vanish with the death of our physical body or whether it will continue eternally.
Expressed in more explicit terms: our priority is to understand if we are made up only of matter, or if we possess a spiritual side that can survive forever.
As I still need time to work on the relative scientific research that will allow me to prove without doubt the existence of the soul, I will simply consider it a hypothesis that we shouldn't exclude a priori.
In practice I'll suppose that each of us has a spiritual side destined to return to God, participating eternally in His infinite beatitude.
The scope of this assumption isn't to provide reassuring scenarios but rather to give a more complete and logical sense to what we have observed so far.
In effect, if all we know about our destiny seems to lead us back to God on one hand, on the other we have no reason to believe that this return should be abruptly and definitively interrupted by death.
Quite the contrary, it's far more logical to believe that death is the watershed that will then allow us to achieve that final reunion.
Moreover, in the perspective of a life after death, God's plan acquires a far more profound meaning, since it allows us to acknowledge our time of Earth as the perfect approach to God.
In these terms it's as if before God "condemns" us to the eternal beatitude of His nature, He wants us to experience all possible alternatives, so that we can be convinced of the only truth we need to know, in other words that only He can assure us true, everlasting joy.
God and free will
Since the characteristics of our Universe are such that they direct us, in any case, towards God, independently of the actions we decide upon, the free will condition appears quite superfluous.
In this respect, there are no particular problems if we also consider the conduct of living beings as the direct consequence of laws that govern creation, as is the case with inanimate objects.
In this regard it is important to assess with great care what I've discovered about how the mind works. In actual fact, I've identified all the mechanisms that control our actions and therefore I am aware of exactly what drives us to act in one specific way as opposed to another.
In more explicit terms, with the knowledge I have accrued, I can say that anything we humans do is actually the only thing we can do, given the circumstances in which we find ourselves, our prior experience and the laws that govern our nervous system.
Even if this state of affairs may seem depressing on first impact, it isn't really as it simply confirms how each of our actions is always supported by a precise reason.
In these terms, an absolute notion of free will, taken to mean the capacity to make any choice regardless of any possible conditioning, simply means the capacity to act at random.
We can all see clearly how our behaviour is not at all an expression of chance, but is rather perfectly logical conduct, at least from the standpoint of those of us involved in the action.
God and karma
Just as a purely scientific approach suggests treating life forms as we would inanimate objects in the field of free will, it suggest the same thing in the case of the principle of action and reaction.
In more unequivocal terms, it's quite natural to hypothesize that the principle whereby each action has an equal and opposite reaction is not limited merely to physical forces, but also extends to our interaction with the environment.
In these terms, if I help someone to do something, sooner or later someone will help me, and so on and so forth.
A principle of this type, which is commonly described with word karma, may be introduced as a very plausible theory in a universe governed by laws established by God, and it has the advantage of connoting His plan as just and impartial.
In effect, if we are all destined to have returned all we have given to and suffer for all we taken from others, in the end the scales will be perfectly balanced for us all.
God and reincarnation
The karma theory does have a major handicap and it is an apparently insuperable difficulty: that it is practically impossible to apply in the span of a single lifetime.
For instance, a pregnant woman who decides to terminate her pregnancy and stops an innocent creature from being born and living its life, cannot suffer the same fate since she will already have lived many years of her life.
Evidently, in this case, a real balance between action and reaction can be re-established only if she has another life in which she is the child who was not born due to the previous termination.
In these terms it's easy to see why the karma theory needs to be partnered by the reincarnation theory, which can be described as the theory whereby each of us is condemned to live many lives until our karma runs out and we achieve the balance of our giving and taking.
It is also interesting to note that the reincarnation theory is precisely what allows God's plan to unfold in a complete way for each human being.
In fact, if we only had one existence available before reuniting with God, not all of us could accumulate a sufficient amount of experience to perceive that He is the only objective that can make us truly and eternally happy.
With several existences available, this problem automatically vanishes.
Direct perceptions of God
So far I have corroborated God's plan with a series of fairly plausible theories that will make it more complete, exhaustive and just.
Alas, these are and remain mere theories, and there is little to be gained in knowing that I can prove the existence of God if we cannot have the same assurance with regard to our eternal life.
In this respect we have two main alternatives. We can either wait for science to make a definitive pronouncement in this sphere, or we can seek out those direct perceptions of God that are able to show us there is an existence that goes beyond that of our bodies.
In this respect, I think there are two practical aspects. One is in the field of the unconscious, or sleep, and one in the field of consciousness, or meditation.
As far as sleep is concerned, I recommend analyzing the sensations we feel when we wake up, with the purpose of discerning with increasing skill the traces of what our real condition is in the state of deep sleep.
As far as meditation is concerned, on the other hand, I recommend analyzing the sensations of complete self-consciousness that emerge when any type of body empathy vanishes.
In both cases, there will be complete absence of the perceptions that pervade our mind during normal daily activities and thus allow for more profound and subtle perceptions that we are usually unable to pick up.
Conclusion:
This is a very brief summary of just some of the points that will come up in this site and therefore to be seen as fitting for who already loves God or wants to love Him, for those who have always wondered about Him, but also for sceptics, agnostics and atheists. In other words, for all those people who are not indifferent to God.
In these pages some will discover contradictions, other mere ideas on which to reflect. My hope is that, in any case, all of you can perceive a rebirth of the beauty and charm typical of any the most fundamental problems of our existence.
On further reflection, at the end of the day nothing can make us feel more alive and help us forget and downscale our daily problems more than a sincere, profound and passionate debate around such great, decisive themes.
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