Is God Real? | 3 Rational Reasons I Believe in God

To determine if we're in a computer simulation we should consider the Simulation Trilema where humanity will either...

CONTINUE INNOVATING where it's only a matter of time before we make a computer simulation indistinguishable from reality, i.e. The Sims 1000.

STOP INNOVATING before #1 can happen. This could happen, in my opinion, via the rise of a global totalitarian state and/or because humanity becomes more content with what it already has in some Buddhist-like technoparadise.

DESTROY OURSELVES before #1 can happen. Is there a breaking point for all advanced civilizations, hence why we may not have discovered any in the known universe because as soon as any advanced civilization develops the capability of mass space travel they soon implode due to nuclear or biological warfare?

What scenario do you think is most likely?

When you look at just the rate of innovation over the last 50 years then it’s not hard to imagine we could make The Sims 1000 if we just had another 100 or 1000 years! 1,000 years is a drop in the bucket compared to the 200,000 years Homo Sapiens have existed!

You see, despite the media’s constant fearmongering, humanity has never enjoyed more peace, longevity, and innovation. The trend is on the side of progress!

But don’t get me wrong! The future is not written! There are disturbing trends in the opposite direction that should give us all pause such as the rise of authoritarian China where the U.S. and China are locked in a war for the future of freedom. This war could end by ending us all or it could end with China winning, but I think the most likely scenario is that America wins, in which case I believe America’s success is humanity’s best chance at proving the existence of God.

I believe ANYONE who's on the side of innovation and science is on the side of God.

You see, the dogmatic believer tends to be more anti-science as to avoid readjusting their views based upon new scientific evidence whereas the rational believer sees scientific endeavors as God’s work.

After all, science is about replicating results. And what is the best way to determine where we came from then to replicate everything we know about the origins of the universe, Earth, life, and humanity?

And then once humans are capable of staring down into a universe we created then we’d have to be irrational and arrogant to believe we were the first!

So in other words, science doesn’t take us from God, but brings us closer to him!

In this sense, I believe God is a more advanced version of ourselves. As a whole, each successive human generation seems to be a bit more altruistic and knowledgable and so I imagine God is the personification of who we will be, i.e. hyper altruistic, knowledgable, and creative.

I believe God’s purpose is also our own: creation. I believe God created us for the same reasons we create: curiosity, flow, and love.

God is a scientist trying to uncover how he got here. God is an artist who enjoys getting lost in his work. God is a mistress who created the universe to match the size of his love because the best way to love is to have someone to channel your love towards.

With that said, I don’t know if “simulation” is the best word because I think it gives the impression we are somehow less real, bur I believe we are as real as a child is to his parents. Now I’m obviously not sure how we were created. We could be organic material in a Petrie dish, or we could be in a super-advanced computer, or we could be in some completely different technology that has not been invented yet which goes beyond the organic and inorganic.

Finally, I’m not sure if God intervenes in human affairs because like a scientist I think he largely made the rules at the start of his experiment, and then he lets our universe play out from there. With that said, there may be “cheat codes” built into the laws where praying, visualization, psychedelic drugs, and downright action give the user some metaphysical advantages.

This leads me to my next rational reason why I believe in God…

2. The Power of Faith

It’s undeniable that faith, or as I’ll define it, “a belief that your future will be better,” makes you happier, healthier, and more successful.

“A growing number of scientific studies suggest optimistic people tend to live longer and have better physical and mental health than pessimistic people.”

Can an atheist have faith? Yes.

But it’s a bit irrational for an atheist to be too optimistic because he believes the universe is fundamentally indifferent to him. Life is random. There’s no guarantee his future will be better, in fact, an atheist could argue it’s likely to get worse as his body slowly deteriorates. Without a belief in some divine creator, it’s also much easier, in my opinion, to feel overwhelmed and like a victim because life is so complex where our minds are constantly looking for a tiger in the bushes.