Gods

What Would Count as Evidence for a God?

The question is not whether any event can be described as evidence for a god, but whether the evidence is sufficiently specific, reliable and difficult to explain without the proposed divine being.

Is Something Moral Because a God Commands It?

Some religious traditions hold that moral duties come from divine commands. The central philosophical question is whether an action becomes good because a god commands it, or whether a good god commands it because it is already good.

Do Gods Exist?

The question of gods cannot be answered properly until the claim is made clear.

What Are Gods?

The word gods can refer to creator beings, personal deities, spirits, symbols, cosmic principles, tribal protectors, moral authorities or imagined beings. Before judging claims about gods, it is necessary to ask what kind of claim is being made.

Does science prove there are no gods?

Science does not simply prove there are no gods in every possible sense. It can, however, test many specific claims made about gods, miracles, origins, healing, revelation and the physical world.