The Adventures of Jessica Sideways

Father Joe: So you believe in these kind of things?
Fox Mulder: Let’s just say that I want to believe.

- From X-files: I want to believe

There are a number of Christians that would accuse me of being close-minded towards their god. That I have somehow “lost god” in my life and I need to have him back. But ironically enough, since I have lost the idea of the Christian god in my life, I have been getting better and better.

But still, I want to believe. I just want to see proof of what I am believing in. I recently discovered the idea of transcendentalism and I have made the preliminary observation that I may very well be a transcendentalist. However, the idea of transcendentalism does not require belief in ultimately preposterous statements and spiritual pipe dreams.

I want to see irrefutable proof that a creator god exists, before I will start believing in it. Now, obviously, I would need to set specifics about what I want. The person who created God’s Reward has set some pretty good requirements, so I think I should use those. I want proof that there is a God that:

1. created the world
2. created life
3. is sentient and intelligent
4. communicates with mankind
5. authored rules for mankind to live by
6. communicated consequences if mankind does not live by those rules

Man-made products of any sort will not be considered. Man-made products prove man can make the products. Man-made products prove the existence of God only if God is a man-made product. God as a work of man-made fiction is well known in books, movies, etc., but fiction will not be considered. Man-made products include (but are not limited to):

• words, whether spoken, written, sung, or electronically generated
• art, whether painted, sculpted, or crafted by any manmade process
• fabric or other materials manufactured by manmade processes
• architecture
• scientific devices
• humans themselves
• human actions
• etc.

I want to believe, so Christians - please show me proof of your god.