If we can't see an atom or a god, how do we 'prove' or 'disprove' these things exist, and do we even need proof?

[alang1216]

Can a character in a video game see his creator? They don't exist in the same realm

Video games are not reality.

 

[ding]

If we can't see an atom or a god, how do we 'prove' or 'disprove' these things exist, and do we even need proof? Why would proof be needed or desired? If we do a thorough investigation seeking evidence of the atom and of a god, where will we find ourselves?

So far:

The atom:

Chapter 1: The Invisible Soccer Ball

" This book is devoted to one problem.... what are the ultimate building blocks of matter? " -pg 2 The beginning of the universe is just a ...

higgsscalarbosonparticle.blogspot.com

A god:
EMPTY - MPTY - MPT - MT - ___________________

Is this correct? If not, what am I missing? What scientific proof is there of a god existing?

The physicist, setting up an experiment on radiation, decides beforehand which of those sets of properties he will encounter. If he does a wave experiment, he gets a wave answer; from a particle experiment he gets a particle answer. To this degree, all physical observation is subjective.

 

[dblack]

My main takeaway from this thread is that gods, like lots of non-material things, exist. But that doesn't tell us much about the nature of their existence.

 

[ding]

My main takeaway from this thread is that gods, like lots of non-material things, exist. But that doesn't tell us much about the nature of their existence.

The extant attributes of reality do.