Friday, December 1, 2023

Theism Is Not Trivial

Knowing the logical proof of an uncaused cause--which, as a logical proof, does not rely on faith or scientific inferences--is not actually a necessity in order to know that whether some sort of deity exists is of extreme philosophical importance.  While logical axioms are deeper still and govern the truth about all things, God's existence or nonexistence is not the trite, secondary thing so many theists and atheists alike seem to confuse it for, going about their lives as if their arbitrary, superficial interests are more pressing than whether there is or is not an uncaused cause.  Not only would the uncaused cause have to exist in order for there to be moral obligations, beauty (not just illusory perceptions of beauty), and existential meaning, but it would also have to possess a moral nature so that some things are good.

For either of these things to not be the case would mean that no matter how personally powerful, transformative, or awing something is, it is never good or meaningful, nor is its opposite evil.  Conscience and subjective perceptions of all kinds are irrelevant either way, contrary to what most theists and atheists claim--as if something is morally good or known to be moral because of emotion!  God's existence is not an issue of trivial significance one way or another, for it, along with further details about the nature of whatever uncaused cause exists, is what dictates if there is such a thing as moral significance to anything at all.  The ramifications would be deep either way, rigid in their logical necessity and devastating in their personal consequences.

Logical truths still exist by necessity, transcending and underpinning both God and God's creations.  Was it not logically possible, not even God could exist, much less as a logically necessary entity due to the impossibility of self-creation, coming into being uncaused, and infinite regress; even without knowledge of whether the external world exists, a person can still know that they themself exist and are either an uncaused cause or created by another metaphysical existent (which of these two inevitable possibilities is unverifiable for humans).  However, even if the uncaused cause has no moral nature and thus there were at most subjective longings for some things to be just, evil, or meaningful (in the sense of values), the issue is in no way shallow.

Theism is not and cannot be trivial, but the fact that there cannot not be an uncaused cause as long as one's consciousness exists for one reason or another (see above) means realizing the truth of theism is not beyond humans.  People can grasp the necessary truths of logic, and it is logically impossible for there to not be an uncaused cause unless quite literally the only things in existence are logical truths and empty space.  The possibility and truth or falsity of moralistic theism is what cannot be proven although the truth is there no matter the perception of beings like us.  No matter what, again, there is no such thing as theism or atheism being minor things that are only irrelevant to much of existence.  Acting like the matter is unimportant is idiocy of an extraordinary kind.

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