As a scientifically trained physician, rather than an artist or author or priest, I was looking for scientific proof of the existence of God. And I am defining God as an intelligent being Who can act with supernatural forces and Who created and sustains “EVERYTHING.” My first clue was the observation that sometimes satellites fall from the sky. Then I realized that there is no way the planets in the solar system could stay in orbit for 8 billion years, with all the varying gravitational forces and impacts by meteors and asteroids. It would require a supernatural gravitational force with intelligence to keep them in orbit. Also, since then, I have read that 85% of gravitational force exerted on heavenly bodies in the universe is not associated with known matter, so scientists invented the term “dark matter,” and “dark energy” for the gravitational pull exerted, although this “dark matter” has not been further defined by any scientist, it is all speculation. The “dark matter” and “dark energy” could just as easily be “God.” Also, galaxies in the “outer” universe are moving away faster, when they should be moving away slower, since the rest of the universe should be pulling them back in to “center” by gravitation, if it all started with a big bang.
I do not believe that many people would dispute the existence of the “supernatural.” In fact, we had our very own “ghost” in one house I lived in, and this ghost turned on “The Price is Right” on CBS every day at 11:00 AM EST on a TV set that the dealer insisted is not programmed to turn on any station at any time. The Catholic Church investigates in utmost detail every report of a “miracle,” but only 90% can be disputed.
Although you may argue that every miracle in the Bible is fiction, you cannot prove it, and why would the Jewish apostles and disciples lie about it, since their insistent claim of the miracles of Jesus led to them being crucified by their fellow Jews. Those of us who have read the Bible more than three times know that the book “rings true.” I am not interested in arguing with anyone whose opinion of the Bible is borrowed from a friend, rather that an honest search of the Bible and associated Biblical commentary. German scholars two centuries ago did linguistic analysis of the Gospels, and found that many of the verses are identical in the first three, Matthew, Mark, Luke (the Synoptic gospels) but not in John, who was the beloved apostle of Jesus and also the author of epistles and Revelations. Other Bible bashers try to say that it was all written by St. Paul. One of them has to be wrong, it’s either many authors or one, but it can’t be both.
What is Truth 