re: #344 b_sharp

I think a better way of putting it is, the existence of god is untestable, because every outcome is consistent with an omnipotent being.

The existence of an active god— one who actually did stuff, who popped his head down and said “By the way, I’m God, I’m really huge. Watch, I’m going to violate the laws of physics over here, and you can measure that. Now I”m restoring reality. Cool. Now stop killing each other, you dirty little fuckers.”— would be provable.

The existence of a god who uses his omnipotence to cover his tracks is a much more problematic claim because, even if we grant the existence of a god who has omnipotence, there is no basis for making a claim that he uses that omnipotence in that fashion. The claim that god existed, had omnipotence, and has never done anything would be equally strong.