How should we understand what God is? Part 5

How should we understand what God is?

Part 5: Reasons why our belief in God developed: Just think it through as deeply and honestly as you can.

The third strand of support for belief in God is, perhaps, a combination of the first two, and I will put it under the heading of philosophical reasoning. If philosophy is understood as the examination of truth claims to determine their validity, then humanity has presented itself with a number of big questions. Why does the universe exist? What should I do with my life? Why do some people claim that a person called God exists? What is the nature of reality and how does my life fit into it? A long and noble tradition of intense thought has brought humanity a repository of wisdom and – while it is not proven – there are valid arguments for believing in the existence of God as integral to the human story. Some scientists think that scientific discoveries will make philosophy redundant, but I think some scientists don’t understand the pertinence of philosophy to our lives.