Letter 6: What if God Really Does Exist?

In the last letter, I addressed the question “What is matter made of” under the assumption that there is a God or Gods who exist and created all things. In that letter, I stated that “if God does exist, then trying to understand life’s great questions on any other terms than his is illogical.” In this letter, I would like to go further into what I mean by that. Let’s pick up where we left off, with the analogy of the Matrix.

 

Let’s say God’s means of providing us with a chance to experience life is via a Matrix-like world and universe, where each of us (our intelligence, our consciousness, our spirit, whatever you want to call us) gets a chance to be plugged into the program, wherein we live and interact with one another and use our intelligence and free will. In theory, wouldn’t that be just like the Earth and universe we now live in? It is possible, isn’t it? So, under this assumption, I would ask, “What would be gained if the people living inside that Matrix world and universe started to explore and experiment in effort to figure out the answers to life’s great questions?” Would not such efforts only reveal information about the virtual world and universe inside the Matrix program?

 

In the analogy of the Matrix, the virtual world and universe inside of the program do not have to be like the outside world and universe where the programmer and the people plugged into the program reside. In fact, the virtual world and universe could be as different from the outside world and universe as the programmer wanted them to be. Thus, all efforts made by those individuals experiencing life inside the Matrix program to answer life’s great questions by studying their virtual world and universe would be futile, because they are looking for answers that lie beyond their reach in the outside world and universe.

 

So, let’s apply the Matrix analogy to us. Assuming that there is a God, and that he has chosen that we gain our life experience inside a virtual creation, what comes of the day when we want to figure out the answers to life’s great questions? Well, I suppose that we would take some of the virtual elements that we find in our virtual world, and we would use them to make  devices such as microscopes and telescopes, and we would utilize them to examine the make-up of our earth and to peer out into our universe that surrounds us but to what avail? Though we learn libraries of data, it only represents information about the virtual world and universe we live in. The data gathered here is therefore only useful and applicable when applied to things pertaining to our virtual world and universe. At the end of the day, despite our best efforts, we could only know something about the outside world and universe where the programmer (God) and our true selves reside… if it is revealed to us.

 

Under this analogy, doesn’t the Bible scripture referenced in the previous letter make more sense: “For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.”

 

“What are we made of?” Let’s finally get to the answer that comes when we assume that God exists: We don’t know! However, what we do know could only be what God wants us to know in accordance with whatever he created our virtual world and universe to be. Is that anything like the world and universe where he lives? Well, only God would know.

 

I suppose that is enough for now. In the next letter, we will move on to other topics.

 

Until then, take care,

 

Joshua

Reviews

[Karolyn Cairns]

I now anytime there is a question, there is always a doubt. I think your validating it in a thoughtful way. I just have to ask, if you believe.

[~ Stefanie ~]

Wow, a very interesting, intriguing, thought-provoking piece. I believe that God does exist and it was interesting for me to read this and get other peoples points of view. I like your style of write, and I think you did a good job with this.

[Arielle Ann]

This was a thoughtful introspection asking the existence of god...it seems you put scientifically the spiritual aspect....another thought provoking write...wonderful!

[shunik]

you're really such a unique writer!!!

[RainQueen]

Interesting thoughts, and well written. However, I may be misunderstanding. From what I read, you propose that if God exists, he controls our perception of reality? So, if in fact he does exist, we see evidence of him onlyu as he allows? If so, would this undermine the initial proposition in your letters - that there is an objective truth? Or are you arguing that this is one objective truth that we cannot discern because of the nature of the question itself?

Either way, thanks for another thought-provoking write!

[Team_Jaward_Gale]

really good epic awesome and I think God is real via title

[Amata Luna]

This would be a good read but I really think not all people will easily understand the points of whether God exists or not, especially if they are not strong in the foundation of knowing Christ and God. As for my own, I stand to believe that God exists; more than anything possible. Maybe next chapters will give light to that?

[eatmills]

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise;

We know more about outer space than we do about the depths of our own oceans

Perhaps our egos have grown too large?