Summary "scientific arguments for the existence of God are top-level/legit forms of evidence"
I had this idea as I was struggling with trusting scientific arguments for God (i.e. TSM). See, it didn't make sense to me that purely secular/physical pieces of evidence could count for spiritual things. I thought that the primary evidence for Go should either be internal by what an individual has experience, or else through miracles.
Romans 1:20 "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities - his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse."
I don't think that way anymore.
Let us consider two cases: 1) God is not real 2) God is real
1) God/religion/supernatural is not real
All that exists is the physical secular world. Science dominates our understanding of the deepest most meaningful things in life. [ideals like human happiness, world peace, and equality seem correct (and are) but have no basis in secular/scientific thought] Therefore, our highest and most reliable source of truth is science.
So, if science can be trusted, and science supports God, then the truth that God exists can be trusted. [if you doubt that science supports God, look at 'TSM' in the 'labels' section]
Defense of possible counterargument: Now, some might argue that science cannot prove anything religious/spiritual; science can say nothing yea or nay about religion. But we have assumed that all spiritual things are false, then it is impossible for science to say anything spiritual. There are no boundaries of subjects to be worried about. In the case of no God, science will always say secular things. If science says something that appears to be spiritual, it must be explained in a purely physical manner, or else the possibility of God appears.
2) God is real
All that exists has been created by God. He upholds it by his divine power constantly (Hebrews 1:3, see the M of TSM or 'gift'). So physical things are not separate from spiritual things. All things are spiritual. Physical/spiritual things, then, can be seen as the highest form of evidence. What is higher? God has given us the universe to reflect his glory. Should we then not see it and know that he is God?
Now, people may always argue against rational syllogisms, whether or not they are true. So much effort should be put into bringing the evidence of miracles into play. Although I have not yet seen a blatant miracles, many times coincidences have worked out far too well (for instance, hitting the correct 4-hour time period within the space of 8 months) so that I can be fairly certain that God is at work.
Then of course, the pastor of a church I have been sporadically attending has claimed to see legs grow back in front of his eyes (that's pretty hard to disprove medically. Someone didn't have legs, and now they do. Hmmm... :) ).
Anyway, I am now more confident in all the ways that I have seen God through science.
Luke 1:3-4 "Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you most excellent Theophilus, so that you man know the certainty of the things you have been taught."
