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What If the Existence of God Was Scientific Fact?

Depending on the culture or country, God assumes many shapes and embodies various ideologies.

For centuries, humans have worshiped, researchers have studied, and atheists have dismissed

the opinion of God... but, what if faith had nothing to do with it?

This is Unveiled, and today we're answering the extraordinary question; What If the Existence

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Science and religion might initially seem incompatible, but both fields are founded

on finding apparent 'truths' concerning reality.

The main difference between them is the methodology employed to determine fundamental statements.

Science demands objectivity and verifiable facts, while religion places its emphasis

on faith arising from scripture or dogma.

Historically, there have been arguments for and against both.

Science deals with hypotheses and theories, which makes it an ever-changing field.

In a matter of years, a school textbook can become dramatically out of date simply due

to modern discoveries invalidating once-popular ideas.

So, if science is constantly evolving, what constitutes a scientific fact?

Well, it is a contestable term, but some principles are backed by such an overwhelming amount

of empirical evidence, that they're generally seen as beyond reproach.

The theories aim to explain an 'unexplained' element of the world; the facts are objective

While the sciences have steadily developed throughout history, people have always asked

It's led philosophers to debate the existence of deities for thousands of years, to the

point where classical theism argues that we, as humans, simply don't have the required

If the two paths did converge, and we did have empirical proof of an omniscient being,

then the world would be a very different place.

And arguing against that is to consciously ignore observable facts.

The first concern would still center on defining what exactly the now-confirmed God is.

Countless religions exist with their own belief systems, though Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity

are arguably amongst the most pervasive current institutions with a deity.

Many Hindus consider Brahman to be the Supreme Being who assumes many forms.

Muslims believe in Allah, a transcendent entity responsible for creating the universe.

And, Christians see God as a being who sent Jesus to save humans from their sins.

Significant variations exist between all three, but there are certain shared characteristics.

For the sake of today's question, God is supreme, monotheistic, omnipotent, and omnipresent.

But, as centuries-old ideas are flung into disarray, people's primary (perhaps natural)

concern would still be to determine whether the certified deity is, in fact, their God.

The global confusion would be unlike anything else ever experienced, with two main, feasible

The first; all current religions would dissolve, to birth a new belief system idolizing the

Theoretically uniting cultures, such an outcome could usher-in a new era of peace.

Though, such an idealistic resolution would be a 'best case scenario'.

The second – and perhaps more plausible – outcome involves religions weaving science's

God into their pre-existing belief systems.

The God becomes everyone's God, but disagreements between interpretations would still happen.

Here, religions without a singular deity are likely to suffer worst.

The meditative teachings of something like Buddhism could survive the change, but even

they don't leave much room for a factual God.

In such a universe, denying God means rejecting science, which puts atheism in quite a pickle,

Probably not, but they might now take the form of nonconformists rather than atheists.

For a real-world comparison, despite the mountains of evidence showing the Earth to be round,

not everyone accepts this as an undeniable truth.

Facts aren't always enough, and even a 'proven God' wouldn't be accepted by everyone

– especially if its existence isn't regularly reaffirmed by science, as a reminder.

Scientific facts are commonly used as bedrocks to form additional theories and 'laws'.

In the real world, again, it's a fact that letting go of your phone prompts it to plummet

to the ground, but Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation enables the speed and force of

Then there's Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, which tries to explain why the

phone falls downwards rather than floating upwards or remaining suspended in midair.

And so, proving God proposes a whole new range of mysteries.

How does God impact other fundamental theories?

Even if nothing appears to actually change, our entire understanding of the natural world

As would our thoughts on the birth of the universe, and life itself.

Scientists wouldn't be satisfied with only confirming God's existence, and would next

Meanwhile, those who had previously had 'faith' in God would see that taken away from them,

There'd be no need to 'believe' in something we know to be true.

While exceptions do exist, most religions assume admission into "The Good Place" is

in some way determined by a person's lifelong efforts.

If this became scientific fact, it should create worldwide peace of mind.

If the conditions to avoid “The Bad Place” were known, criminal behavior should theoretically

decline since there's no escaping judgment.

However, accountability isn't always a credible deterrent for crime, so, a completely safe

Human accountability is one thing, but the reverse also holds true; Godly responsibility.

Things like earthquakes and tsunamis suddenly seem a lot more purposeful.

Like the Old Testament's Great Flood, any catastrophic disasters would be seen as a

clear message from God, rather than an act controlled by nature.

By extension, areas subjected to fewer disasters could suddenly (and dangerously) claim a divine

Natural events have often been attributed (by some) to some sort of divine plan, in

But, there'd now be a switch between believing everything happens for a reason, and knowing