Final thoughts for Carole: A Perspective on God

If I consider the perspective that the universe has always existed and life in the universe has always existed, and defining the landscape as infinite and eternal and the physics based on quantum energy of which all physical things are composed, what is my thinking about the existence of God under those circumstances?

My thoughts concerning the existence of God under those circumstances are that there would be no beginning so at all times past there would have been space, energy, physics, physical places, life and constant change. Physical change is occurring at all times in all places at an infinitesimal level. At the quantum level change is characteristic of how energy is used and of the process of renewing useful energy from the remnants left when useful energy is consumed; entropy and the defeat of entropy playing out forever in an infinite history of the energy - to matter - to life - to matter - to energy process.

My view is that under those circumstances life would have always been in existence in hospitable places across the infinite universe and would be generative and evolving to conscious, intelligent, self aware individuals who can and do think and act based on their own volition.

Given those circumstances humans have the capacity to observe and effect change from a unique vantage point as a highly organized and complex entity of trillions upon trillions of quantum energy increments united and made possible by the physics of the universe. You don’t need faith in God to appreciate that perspective but awareness of such a vantage point does contribute to the awareness of the concept of God.

As such the concept of God comes naturally to the highly evolved life form as a consequence of intelligence and maturity of the individual.


Belief in God would be by faith on an individual basis.

Proof of God to one individual is not transferable, i.e. any individual who has faith in God based on what they consider adequate proof can influence others but they cannot prove that God exists to others.

The decision to believe or not believe in God is equally justified though it is natural for those who have made a decision to consider their decision more justified. Those who have faith consider themselves enlightened. Those who chose to believe that there is no God consider such enlightenment to be a delusion.