My Answer to The Question

The Question:
"When logic and reason are applied, can God exist?"

My answer:
"No."

First, we must establish an acceptable definition of "God."
And this is where all the trouble starts.

The more specific the definition of God, the more contradictions it holds and the less logical it is; consequently, the more vague the definition of God, the less significance and relevance it has.

Now, let's create a standard God.
We'll give "him" all of the attributes that are commonly associated with the most general and popular version of God.

Our definition of God includes the following attributes:

- Omnipotent (All-Powerful)
- Omniscient (All-Knowing)
- Omni-Benevolent (All-Loving)
- Completely Perfect (Containing No Flaws)
- Omnipresent (All-Present)
- Supernatural (Immaterial/Nonphysical)
- Timeless (Timeless)
- Causeless (Causeless) and
- First Cause (Origin of Everything)

Now that we have our basic definition of God, the challenge is to try to validate that these attributes conceal no contradictions that would make this definition impossible to be true.

However, what we find are numerous contradictions.

Lets start with the most known contradiction: The Problem of Evil (proposed by Greek Philosopher, Epicurus, thousands of years ago and explained in depth by Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy presently). This contradiction takes place between the attributes of God's omnipotence, omniscience, omni-benevolence and perfection. The existence of evil in the world shows that all of these attributes cannot be given to a single god. With the existence of evil (which is defined by dictionary.com as any harmful aspect, effect, or consequence), the definition of God must sacrifice at least two of these attributes; certainly, God cannot be completely perfect if evil exists, and one of the other three attributes must be sacrificed too, due to the contradiction revealed by evils existence, leaving God very imperfect, to say the least. Either evil exists because God is not omnipotent, or God is not omniscient, or God is not omni-benevolent. In any case, God is incapable of having all of these attributes with the existence of evil. This is one of Gods major failures in the eyes of logic.

Now, let's move on to another popular attribute of God, "his" ability to allow free will to all of his creations. This is an extension of Gods omnipotence and omniscience, and it also reveals contradictions between these attributes in the presence of true free will. If God were to grant all of his creations true free will, then, again, the definition of God would have to sacrifice at least one of these attributes. Either God is powerless to change the free will of his creations (taking away God's omnipotence), or God cannot know the future (taking away God's omniscience), because it is not set in stone but rather an element of the present that is set in motion by the free will of Gods creations.

Another self contradicting definition of God includes omni-presence, and being supernatural, which is described as being immaterial or nonphysical. This definition says that God is everywhere at once, yet unable to take a physical, or material form. By definition, God must be physical to take on a physical form. Claiming that God is all present, while also claiming that God exists in a realm of the supernatural, which is inaccessible by the natural world, is simply and hilariously fallacious. In essence, one must make a decision of which way to interpret this belief. Either God is part of a supernatural realm that has absolutely no evidence supporting its existence, or God is part of a supernatural realm that is inaccessible by the natural world, making its existence irrelevant to our existence.

Lets talk of Gods timeless and causeless nature. To be timeless, God must exist outside of the realm of time. In essence, this would make Gods existence static and incapable of change, since changes of any kind require time. And for God to be causeless, one would be taking God out of the realm of causation. Ironically, this would mean that God could not do anything, since all determinant actions require causation. God could not create a universe without existing in a realm of time and causation. Without even one of these, God would be helpless to do anything at all. But existing within such a realm would be an infinite regression within Gods world.

Finally, you can see how these many attributes of God make "God" logically impossible.

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[MorgueSweetHome]

Very good, but you just disproved the standard attributes given from mankind.. and as we all know.. things made by mankind are deficient. Maybe there are more attributes or something else that defines god(?) and you can disprove?

[JustinTheAtheist]

@MorgueSweetHome Using this imperfect human logic, we can see that many attributes commonly ascribed to the term "God" are contradictory, thus the concept of "God" is a logical impossibility. If logic applies, then there are no gods, but illogically, ANYTHING is possible. So far, all definitions of "God" that I've encountered have either been too specific (and contradictory) or too vague (unfalsifiable hypothesis).

[HaveFaithInScience]

Amazing video! I subscribed after watching a few of these, they are really good. Solid arguments that stand to disprove a creator. I do have one question though. I am assuming the voice in these videos is a computer generated voice. If it is, where can I get it?

[JustinTheAtheist]

@HaveFaithInScience Thanks for your interest :)

The computerized voice is actually the default voice that came with my iMac. So I'm not really sure where you could download it. Sorry.

[GraffitiMute1]

I started eating a sandwich at the beginning of this video, now my sandwich is a dinosaur..

[MrShaun42088]

I am really intrigued by your Logic. ..... you have encouraged and inspired me to keep thinking.

based upon my other posts and comments, you will rejoice in discovering that your presented information has stirred my intellectual senses.

[JustinTheAtheist]

@Benjamingutierrez408 Thanks for the opinions Benjamin Gutierrez...

[HaveFaithInScience]

@JustinTheAtheist haha lucky. microsoft only has microsoft sam, and that sucks lol.

[TheLiberalSoup]

Bravo! that is always the argument i make... how being outside of time makes him unable to do anything

subscribed

[MasterOhSo]

That was very well reasoned and quite impressive in it's train of logic...thanks...think I'll fave it and certainly 5 * it...have a good one and peace be with