The Question of the existence of God is the fundamental question that has occupied the thoughts of scholars, theologians and philosophers since the beginning of human knowledge. Religions have been founded on the various schools of thought, wars have been waged in the name of God and entire civilizations have risen and fallen directly or indirectly as a result of this question.

Recent scientific experimentation has sought to prove the existence of God by proving the existence of his actions. We have looked to show the handiwork of an intelligent designer in the fabric of the universe. While the discovery of the Higgs-Boson the so called God particle, science has gone some way to prove the existence of an external deity but there are still so many unanswered questions.

But what if the questions were suddenly answered?

The establishment of a definitive way to effectively prove the existence of god will most likely result in the creation of a new scientific branch and new technologies. This could range from scientific classification of the entity to practical measurement of its abilities. The possibility of proving the existence of a false god may also necessitate a divinity test to which the entity would be subject. In the same way that we would prove if a life form is sentient we would need to prove this. Although this would be seen predominantly as a religious matter, the act of faith can only definitively prove so much, science will inevitably take over. There will be uproar from the main religions, who will feel that they are somehow being supplanted by the scientists and this in turn could cause a further schism between science and faith. Whether this schism is a spiritual or physical is up for debate, however a physical schism would in all likelihood result in profound sociological change.

Taking a step back, the fundamental question which all subsequent contact would be based is: Can the human mind truly comprehend God? True comprehension may involve the use of artificial technology to augment the human brain, or genetic engineering to bring our evolution forward to the point where we can effectively comprehend higher levels of being/thought. Both of these methods will have far reaching consequences, both in terms of the desired objective and humanities interaction with the world as a whole. A change made too early may cause irreparable harm.

In a world where the existence of god has been proven and confirmed the need to create a stable framework for communication is prevalent. This would be much the same as communicating with another country or species. The only difference being that the embassies for this diplomacy already exist, albeit in the form of churches. Ambiguity and uncertainty about the message of God would give way to absolute clarity as the entity would be forced to confirm its policies within a pre-existing diplomatic framework. The greatest casualty of contact with God and the resulting clarity of message may be the religions he has inspired, holy texts may be proved to be inaccurate, clerics may be denounced and entire ways of worshipping may be deemed unacceptable to the entity.

Dialogue with an omniscient entity would doubtless bring a flood of scientific questions as the mysteries of the universe would be up for grabs. We could find out how the universe was created, what it takes to make worlds, harness infinite energy and create life. Fundamentally speaking however, this would depend on the entities willingness to volunteer that information. If he or she would not what could we do to change their mind?

Religiously speaking: Can God disclose the existence of heaven and hell? Would he want to? An unknown god cannot be held accountable for his own actions. A known God can.

The entity known as God may prove to be one of a race of entities which occupy and even larger universe. We may be the smallest iota of the smallest atom in an infinite reality. The previously arcane polytheistic religions could reassert themselves in religious thinking. If they are a race of omniscient entities, what is to stop another entity from contacting us and setting itself up as a potential competitor to our God?

Acceptance of the entity may not be forthcoming, in fact many individuals may reject the input of this unseen interloper in their lives. Interference once deemed as destiny or “God working in mysterious ways” could be ignored as we finally have an entity to blame of our own shortcomings. A revolution of spirit could result in an active desire to eliminate God from our lives, practically and spiritually. Blaming God leads to culpability and the potential to create a world where God is subject to the laws of man and is limited by what he can say and do.

The practice of Atheism may enjoy a sudden resurgence, a resurgence born of the proof of the existence of God as a legally and sociologically culpable entity in our lives. The paradox being that proof kills religion but creates a religion with no God.

Another assertion is that God is beyond good and evil and would therefore only work in humanities best interests. Entities which are part of a race rather than a singular may be subject to the same fundamental laws and emotional states as humanity. Not all of these states are good, if we meet a pissed off entity with godlike powers the consequences for humanity could be disastrous. We could become playthings for a more powerful race, like ants under a magnifying glass.

Proving the existence of God, though a worthwhile pursuit may prove costly to the spiritual and psychological health of humanity. We must as a species shake our preconceived notions of what God is, what he can do and what role the entity plays in our lives. We have to understand what the destination is and what it entails before we proceed on the journey. Only then can we truly be ready to discover God.

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