Now we have detected something. Now we are in the realm of real and existent. At this point, only time will tell. We obviously can't assume anything and state it as definitive. As this is a hypothetical, once detected, what properties are expresses? Once you begin to accumulate empirical data, you can start to build an explanation of what it may be.
How do we distinguish between real and imaginary? We detect it.
As the description below says, "The Baháʼí teachings state that there is only one God and that his essence is absolutely inaccessible from the physical realm of existence and that, therefore, his reality is completely unknowable."
God is inaccessible, but that does not mean God is imaginary. The universe is very vast. Is everything in the universe accessible?
To date, and to the best of my knowledge, there are no corroborated observations that provide empirical evidence of an entity that exhibits the properties that have been commonly associated/attributed to the conceptualized entities labeled 'god'. As a matter of fact, the label 'god', used frequently in this thread is quite ambiguous as the label is applied to a large number of definitions. There are no definitions of the term, that I am aware of, that apply to anything that is real and existent.
I can only offer the definition of the God I believe in, a God that is real and existent, but I realize there are many other definitions of God. Some might be similar, some dissimilar.
God in the Baháʼí Faith
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The
Baháʼí view of God is essentially
monotheistic.
God is the imperishable, uncreated being who is the source of all existence.
[1] He is described as "a
personal God, unknowable, inaccessible, the source of all Revelation, eternal,
omniscient,
omnipresent and
almighty".
[2][3] Though transcendent and inaccessible directly, his image is reflected in his creation. The purpose of creation is for the created to have the capacity to know and love its creator.
[4] God communicates his will and purpose to humanity through intermediaries, known as
Manifestations of God, who are the prophets and messengers that have founded religions from prehistoric times up to the present day.
[5]
The Baháʼí teachings state that there is only one God and that his essence is absolutely inaccessible from the physical realm of existence and that, therefore, his reality is completely unknowable. Thus, all of humanity's conceptions of God which have been derived throughout history are mere manifestations of the human mind and not at all reflective of the nature of God's essence. While God's essence is inaccessible, a subordinate form of knowledge is available by way of mediation by divine messengers, known as
Manifestations of God.
While the Baháʼí writings teach of a
personal god who is a being with a personality (including the capacity to reason and to feel love), they clearly state that this does not imply a human or physical form.
[2] Shoghi Effendi writes:
What is meant by personal God is a God Who is conscious of His creation, Who has a Mind, a Will, a Purpose, and not, as many scientists and materialists believe, an unconscious and determined force operating in the universe. Such conception of the Divine Being, as the Supreme and ever present Reality in the world, is not anthropomorphic, for it transcends all human limitations and forms, and does by no means attempt to define the essence of Divinity which is obviously beyond any human comprehension. To say that God is a personal Reality does not mean that He has a physical form, or does in any way resemble a human being. To entertain such belief would be sheer blasphemy.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_the_Bahai Faith
