Not an economics post, but certainly Catholic.<\/p>\n

This post covers a proof of the existence of God. \u00a0To be precise, it shows that an exclusively material explanation of reality is false. \u00a0This is not an argument for the existence of the Christian God, which is done by other means, but instead it shows that atheists are full of crap.<\/p>\n

The proof is the existence of qualia. \u00a0If you don’t know what qualia are, that is fine, I’ll give you an example: red. \u00a0Red as red. \u00a0Redness. \u00a0What is red? \u00a0Where is red? \u00a0When is red?<\/p>\n

You look at a red ball. \u00a0There’s some red, on the ball. \u00a0See it? \u00a0And that is the problem. \u00a0If you are seeing it, how is red over there and you are over here? \u00a0We know from science that the surface of the ball is a solid lattice that is vibrating. \u00a0Due to the molecular properties, the lattice absorbs certain photons and reflects other photons at a given frequency. \u00a0That is not red, it is photons.<\/p>\n

These photons strike cones on your retina which through very complex nano switching sends an electric impulse through your optic nerves to your brain. \u00a0Electric impulses are not red.<\/p>\n

The impulses are registered in your brain in a bit code. \u00a0Now we don’t fully understand the bit code, and it may be some sort of optimized version like octal or hex, but it’s a bit code at the base level, open and closed neurons. \u00a0Open and closed neurons is not red. \u00a0And that’s it, no red.<\/p>\n

Note, “Evolution of the Gaps” will not solve this. \u00a0We can look in the brain, and we don’t see a red ball. \u00a0We know the physical material properties. \u00a0All that is there are neural connections. \u00a0That’s not red.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, Red qua Red is immaterial. \u00a0Red does not materially exist, it immaterially exists. \u00a0And since it is immaterial, it has no place nor time. \u00a0It can associate with material things like the red ball, but Red qua Red has no place. \u00a0It also has no time. \u00a0It just is. \u00a0Starting to sound somewhat like the characteristics of an immaterial God, doesn’t it?<\/p>\n

Or consider the old childhood riddle you use to play. \u00a0“If I could look out through your eyes, maybe I’d see a blue ball instead of a red ball, and you have been calling blue red, and red blue”. \u00a0 \u00a0Guess what? \u00a0It’s not childish. \u00a0In fact science can never answer that question. \u00a0Science will eventually be able to read the neural code. \u00a0It can compare your code when you look at a red ball, say 100010010001. And it can look at someone else’s code. \u00a0And maybe they match, but they can’t determine if your code corresponds with you seeing “red” and someone else seeing “red”. \u00a0The “childish” riddle is unsolvable.<\/p>\n

Bottom line, the immaterial world exists. \u00a0It is real. \u00a0Some argue it is more “real” than the material world. \u00a0And this is a huge problem for atheists that they can not solve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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