Plato’s Proof of God
The writings of Plato (427-347 B.C.) are becoming of increasing interest to people in the Western world. Interestingly, Western Christians had lost Plato for about 1700 years and had to recover his writings from the Eastern Christians during the Italian Renaissance. Today, the Republic is the most popular writing of Plato because it deals with ‘society’ and ‘government,’ the two primary components of the social contract theory of England’s John Locke’s. His theory was used by the founders to define the US society (with the Declaration of Independence) the US government (with the Constitution). Plato’s Parmenides and Timaeus are popular to theologians and scientists who deal with God and the universe. Plato’s Parmenides is the focus of this blog and focuses on the symbol ‘one.’ In the field of theology, ‘one’ is viewed as an attribute of God. And in the field of physics, ‘one’ is viewed as an attribute of the universe.
Plato begins his analysis of ‘one’ at 137c. There, he says that if there is a ‘one,’ it will not be ‘many.’ Thus, ‘one’ cannot have any parts or be a whole. Without parts, ‘one’ cannot have a beginning, middle, or end. Without a beginning or end, ‘one’ is without limits. Without any limits, ‘one’ has no shape and is not either round or straight. Thus, it cannot be in another thing or in itself. He shows that ‘one’ is neither at rest nor in motion. He also shows, that ‘one’ cannot be the same as another thing or be other than itself and the ‘one’ cannot be like or unlike another or be like or unlike itself. Showing that ‘one’ cannot be younger or older than itself or another, Plato says that ‘one’ has no time and does not occupy any stretch of time. Therefore, at 141c, Plato says, the ‘one’ in no sense is. Here, he merely means that our senses cannot know the reality of ‘one.’ Below, Plato shows how the ‘eye of our mind’ can know the reality of ‘one.’
To find the reality of ‘one,’ the eye of mind must be used. Plato uses the eye of his mind to develop a hypothesis about ‘one.’ To create this hypothesis, Plato asserts that "one is" (at 142b). He restarts the analysis of ‘one’ and completes the analysis (at 160b). There, he concludes saying, ‘if there is a ‘one’, the ‘one’ is both all things and nothing.’ So, the eye of his mind has found new knowledge that our senses could not. Plato seeks more knowledge by developing a second hypothesis by asserting that ‘one is not’ (in 160b). Plato completes this analysis (at 166b) saying, "if there is no one, there is nothing at all." So, if God is ‘one,’ Plato has shown that God exists. H also shows that without one, nothing, exists, including God.
Plato shows clearly that atheism is a false belief. Thus, atheists must prove the rights they are claiming in the USA, which is a nation under God. Further, the causes of the failures of science today can be explained by the tendency for scientists' claimed rights under atheism. Plato also shows that the removal of God from the US government is a major judicial and political error. Government in the USA must also prove their rights to support atheism.
Plato begins his analysis of ‘one’ at 137c. There, he says that if there is a ‘one,’ it will not be ‘many.’ Thus, ‘one’ cannot have any parts or be a whole. Without parts, ‘one’ cannot have a beginning, middle, or end. Without a beginning or end, ‘one’ is without limits. Without any limits, ‘one’ has no shape and is not either round or straight. Thus, it cannot be in another thing or in itself. He shows that ‘one’ is neither at rest nor in motion. He also shows, that ‘one’ cannot be the same as another thing or be other than itself and the ‘one’ cannot be like or unlike another or be like or unlike itself. Showing that ‘one’ cannot be younger or older than itself or another, Plato says that ‘one’ has no time and does not occupy any stretch of time. Therefore, at 141c, Plato says, the ‘one’ in no sense is. Here, he merely means that our senses cannot know the reality of ‘one.’ Below, Plato shows how the ‘eye of our mind’ can know the reality of ‘one.’
To find the reality of ‘one,’ the eye of mind must be used. Plato uses the eye of his mind to develop a hypothesis about ‘one.’ To create this hypothesis, Plato asserts that "one is" (at 142b). He restarts the analysis of ‘one’ and completes the analysis (at 160b). There, he concludes saying, ‘if there is a ‘one’, the ‘one’ is both all things and nothing.’ So, the eye of his mind has found new knowledge that our senses could not. Plato seeks more knowledge by developing a second hypothesis by asserting that ‘one is not’ (in 160b). Plato completes this analysis (at 166b) saying, "if there is no one, there is nothing at all." So, if God is ‘one,’ Plato has shown that God exists. H also shows that without one, nothing, exists, including God.
Plato shows clearly that atheism is a false belief. Thus, atheists must prove the rights they are claiming in the USA, which is a nation under God. Further, the causes of the failures of science today can be explained by the tendency for scientists' claimed rights under atheism. Plato also shows that the removal of God from the US government is a major judicial and political error. Government in the USA must also prove their rights to support atheism.
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