Doesn’t religious violence disprove the existence of God?
Question.
Doesn't the sheer amount of violence done in the name of God in today's world disprove the existence of God? Answer. That would be like saying that the sheer amount of violence done because of the nuclear weapons disproves E is equal to MC square. It's a fallacious logic.
The principle E is equal to MC square is of interconvertibility of matter and energy is true irrespective of the way people utilize it. Now, of course, the question is that people need to be trained and guided so that they utilize it properly. But the truth of that statement is not countered or falsified just because that statement is misused later.
So, same way, people may misuse the concept of God and they project their own conception of God on others or rather project their own egoistic conceptions on God accordingly to violence. But that does not in any way have any bearing on the existence of God because the two are not connected in the sense of one's truth determines the other's truth or one's falsity determines the other's falsity. So, therefore, this is an invalid logic.
Now, somebody might argue that actually E is equal to MC square is just a inert equation whereas God is a conscious omnipotent person. Yes, that is true. But at the same time, God doesn't interfere with our free will and God gives justice according to the principle of karma.
So, therefore, eventually those who do wrong will get their due punishment. And understanding how God acts in this world is itself a philosophical subject and that needs to be carefully studied just as any branch of physics also if you want to understand the technicalities of E is equal to MC square, it requires an adequate study. So, basically, the misuse of religion does not in any way verify or falsify the fundamental truth of religion about the existence of God.
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