by Nicolas Verhoeven

Created on: January 27, 2009

In response to God's existence Take I:
The known God is non existent. I have made up my mind, after very much deliberation. I tell you, the reader, this because it is important that you understand that this conclusion was made after months of deliberation. I say this boldly and confidently, not because I wish to end senses of hope, not to scare, or really to do anything else for that matter except put, what I found (so far), to be a fool proof argument to the test. I also do not say this in contempt, nor do I mention it at any particular target, save the "known" (typical, ex. major religions) God. Even so, it must be said, because I would like it to be said and supported with a quite simple backing. I will by pass the scriptures and learnings and attack their very core, which will, in turn, make those very same learnings invalid and weak, at least on an omnipotent level.

I have mentioned the above result due to perspective, and perspective alone. I have been told by many scholars that "God gave humanity free will" and that is one of the underlying problems. I must however, first direct your attention to the base idea for God's supposed "creationing". I will announce a few lines in no particular order and then connect them to make the argument clear for the reader.

God is good.
Lucifer/Devil is evil.
God is perfect.
Plato's Allegory of the Cave

I now present a piece of the Allegory that I bid the reader to consider multiple times after reading it, for it holds within it the key to Religion.

Plato: "Is a resident of the cave (a prisoner, as it were) likely to want to make the ascent to the outer world? Why or why not? What does the sun symbolize in the allegory? And now, I said, let me show in a figure how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened:-Behold! human beings living in an underground den, which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the den; here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move, and can only see before them, being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads. Above and behind them a fire is blazing at a distance, and between the fire and the prisoners there is a raised way; and you will see, if you look, a low wall built along the way, like the screen which marionette players have in front of them, over which they show the puppets. " ("Plato: The Allegory of the Cave" )

Plato: "And now look again, and see what will naturally follow if the prisoners are released

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