Logic and God

Logic and God

Everything in reality must be a conditioned (dependent) reality except the one unconditioned (independent) Reality itself (the Creator).

a) In all reality, realities must be either conditioned or unconditioned 

b) There can be only one unconditioned Reality itself in “all reality” (Unconditioned = all powerful= most powerful. By definition of “most” only one can be most powerful)

c) Therefore, all other realities in “all reality” must be conditioned realities.

Conditioned realities cannot have their conditions ultimately fulfilled by conditioned realities alone.

a) For any conditioned reality X, there must always be a most fundamental (last) condition to be fulfilled.

b) This most fundamental (last) condition must be fulfilled by the one unconditioned Reality itself.

Since there must be a last condition, and since this last condition must always be fulfilled by an unconditioned reality, and since there can only be one unconditioned Reality itself, and since everything in “all reality” besides the one, unconditioned Reality must be a conditioned reality, then the one, unconditioned Reality must be the Creator (the source of the ultimate fulfillment of conditions) of all else that is real.

The Creator Must Continuously Create all else that is real: This argument views “creation” as “the ultimate fulfillment of conditions by the unconditioned Reality itself.” Naturally this definition is not in conflict with “creatio ex nihilo (creation from nothing),” it simply includes the possibility of the Creator  continuously fulfilling conditions ultimately, and, as it were, “holding or conserving” conditioned realities in being.

No conditioned reality can ever become unconditioned, because there can be only one unconditioned Reality itself.

Therefore, every conditioned reality must be dependent on the unconditioned Reality itself for the ultimate fulfillment of its conditions at every moment that those conditions could cease to be fulfilled.

If the unconditioned Reality itself does not ultimately fulfill the conditions of every conditioned reality at every moment they are dependent on such fulfillment, they would cease to be real. This is referred to as “radical contingency,” which reflects the radical and continuous dependence of all conditioned realities on the one unconditioned Reality itself.

Therefore, the Creator (the unique, absolutely simple, unrestricted, unconditioned Reality itself) must be a continuous Creator (source of the ultimate fulfillment of conditions) of all else that is real at every moment it could cease to be real (i.e., at every moment of its reality.) Analogously speaking, if the Creator stopped “thinking” about us, we would literally lapse into nothingness.

Conclusion: The “unique, absolutely simple, unrestricted, unconditioned Reality itself which is the continuous Creator of all else that is” must exist. This Reality corresponds to what is generally thought to be “God.” God, as defined, must exist.

The denial of the existence of God (as defined) would entail the denial of one’s own existence, or arguing a most fundamental ontological contradiction or an intrinsic contradiction. If these alternatives are considered to be unreasonable and/or irresponsible, the existence of God should be considered rationally affirmed.