OMG Proof of God!

[Martymer]

OK, I'll play along. Explain to me just how the existance of a cloud that, after being analyzed by a human brain, looks vaguely like a hand proves that God is real. It's about as logical as saying "I just watched the most recent episode of Zero Punctuation. It made me laugh. That conclusivly proves that Donald Duck is gay." Answer this for me: Is it not possible for me to consider Yahtzee funny, even if Donald Duck is straight? Of course it is. It would be completely stupid to think otherwise, as anyone intelligent enough to read this post can understand that the statements are completely unrelated! So, is it not possible for that cloud to exist even if God does not? Can we rule out the possiblity that it's a coincidence (ie, that it's a perfectly ordinary natural phenomenon, and not the work of some greater power)? Can we rule out that the "hand" was shaped by the ghost of Elvis? Or why not Thor, Zues, or Ra? Or why not Q? Or me, using my secret super powers? Please enlighten me if I'm just missing something, but if I'm not then you're just making yourself look like a complete idiot when you use the word "proof". So do yourself and everyone else -- reasonable believers and atheists alike -- a favour and STFU. Or even better, tell us another one! We could use a good laugh.

EDIT: Oops, I should have checked the responses more carefully. I thought you were being serious! Sorry.

 

[Undeadpope]

I take it you like Douglas Adams' work?

His books are so funny,I can't read them in public without seeming crazy.

 

[Steve Dark]

God seems to only have 4 digits. That raises some interesting questions...

Also, I ask you what does the fact it's blue tell us?
Dr.Manhattan is watching!

 

[Kogarian]

Why's God fingerbanging the universal vagina?

 

[Zydrate]

I smirk'd.

 

[Kogarian]

God seems to only have 4 digits. That raises some interesting questions...

No, the ring finger was just burned away by the fiery space vagina.

 

[mipegg]

Interesting to note though, despite the fact that the light should be redshifted there is still purple in there. Meaning it must be quite close? Wonder why we've only just noticed it =D

 

[FalloutJack]

Ah, no, see. They made an error. This proves that there is existence of dog. And I being an Existentialist, I think therefore I am and thus I exist. BUT...there is no proof that they themselves exist, so I write this whole mish-mash off as total bunk.

 

[Skeleon]

Wait a minute, if they aren't real, doesn't that mean their proof of the existence of dog isn't real, either? So, doesn't that make you not-real, too?
I think I'm the only real one, here.

 

[lava_lamp]

how does that prove there's a God?

 

[Washboard]

Proof belies belief, and as god is nothing without faith your proof means he ceases to exist...
Q.E.D there is no god

I take it you like Douglas Adams' work?

Love it! i'd be open to the suggestion that he was god tbh!

 

[Internet Kraken]

That's just a Protoss Archon.

 

[Sayvara]

Proof belies belief, and as god is nothing without faith your proof means he ceases to exist...
Q.E.D there is no god

I take it you like Douglas Adams' work?

Love it! i'd be open to the suggestion that he was god tbh!

Well just today I read somewhere on Wikipedia about some pretty credible philosopher or the likes that actually stated this very opinion, and way before Adams write the radio play for the HH2TG.

In essence it was that anything that is provable does not require faith. Then it's just plain old reality. Anything that does not create miracles or wonders, i.e. things that cannot be explained, does not require faith... only that you watch it and accept what you see as actually happening.

So the day we prove that God exist, God does not require faith any more and with that he becomes just another plain part of reality. In fact that's the day we're going to start to shun him for real because then we will know there's this omnipotent bugger out there that 1) has the power to mess up your life, and afterlife, if happens to get on his bad side, which includes not worshipping him all the time 2) even though he is all powerful and mighty ets lots of bad stuff happens without lifting as much as a divine finger and explaining it all with "well my ways are mysterious, you wouldn't understand so I won't explain it"...

The day God's existence is proven, that's the day the belivers start to turn away from him. As a scientific skeptic, ironically, the day God's existence is proven is the day I start believing in him...

...plus I'll start working on a way to get rid of him because no(!) creature should have that much power with noone keeping him checked and balanced. Who's to keep him from going Noah's flood on us again huh?

/S

 

[FallenRainbows]

http://www.nydailynews.com/nydn/poll.do?pollCmsUniqueId=20090414_cosmic_question&pollTitle=Cosmic+question&pollQuestion=What+do+you+think+is+captured+on+the+recently+released+NASA+photograph%3F&voteExpirationDate=&option_labels=The+hand+of+God%3BA+natural+stellar+formation&20090414_cosmic_question=2&vote=vote

I think that is proof enough of what it is no?

 

[A Raging Emo]

Woah! That hand only has 3 fingers and 1 thumb!

 

[fix-the-spade]

I think some of NASA's astronomers were bored and booted up photoshop...

 

[Remleiz]

and the thumb is upside down? :S

 

[Caliostro]

I can't honestly tell if this is sarcastic or not, so, just in case:

Human beings are wired to see patterns and look for "coincidences" where they don't exist.


Stare long enough at the sky and you'll see all kinds of weird shit, doesn't mean they exist. On that note, the fact that the universe is in constant motion and simple law of probabilities will tell you if you looked at the right time, that neutron cloud would eventually draw anything and everything as the particles would, at some point or another, be rearranged in a coincidental pattern.

tl;dr: Trying too hard. You can file this with the "jesus toast" thing.

 

[demotivational fail]

Your title was... "Oh my god Proof of a god". I'm sorry please step into the sterilization line right over here...