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Can you prove God exists?
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In short: Not like a lab result. Think detective, not test tube: the Church talks about “converging and convincing arguments” that add up to real certainty. CCC 31
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The Church calls the classic proofs for God “converging and convincing arguments,” not lab proofs, and says they let us reach real certainty. CCC 31
They start from two places: the world around you, and you yourself. CCC 31
From motion, change, contingency and the order and beauty of the world, a person can come to know God as the origin and goal of everything. CCC 32
So no, you can’t put God in a test tube. But you can follow the clues honestly, the way a good detective does, and see where they all point.
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