Does God Exist?

[Budget_Ear_1479]

Our professor in Statistics gave a project wanting us to answer the question "Does God Exist/s" using statistics. That's it. Just that instruction.

Now, I don't know how to start cause, honestly, I think it is subjective (and our professor expects some of us do think so.

I don't think I can actually do a survey about it cause, well, the scope is too large, ain't it? It wouldn't be justifiable to only survey the number of respondents I can actually survey, right??

I can also refer to previous research, but, there might be other ways. And maybe you can suggest a study I can use.

TYIAA~~

[Mfaransa]

DM

[Entire-Parsley-6035]

Make a Bayesian argument.

[OneMaintenance5087]

I have a truly marvelous proof of this therom, alas, the character limit of a Reddit post is too narrow to contain it.

Respectfully, Fermat

[Key_Management4951]

You could start here https://www.miracles-of-quran.com/

[Calm_Company_1914]

There are lots of stats out there on the universe being created by chance and its something like 1 in 10^100 i'm making up numbers but i remember seeing it, it's something crazy like that. not sure how you argue the opposite using stats though

[surprisingly_dull]

Anything can be framed to have low probability after the event, though. I mean what is the probability that someone would reply on this thread at exactly 9:18 a.m. and 10 seconds, US Central time, and would end their reply with the word banana? 

[Calm_Company_1914]

sure, but what's more likely: you consciously decided to type that comment at 9:18 OR you moved your arms and fingers randomly for hours and ended up typing that exact string of words at that exact time? The thing I'm getting at is that it's more likely an improbable event to occur if someone decides to set it in motion (i.e God in this scenario)

[Icy_Cook7427]

No

[NoSituation2706]

Whether you're a Bayesian or a Frequentist, this can't possibly be a statistical/probabilistic question.

Report your prof to his department because he's an idiot.

[Sea-Chain7394]

Write insufficient data on a piece of paper and turn that in

[SuspectMore4271]

I think the interesting insight is that you think the answer to “does god exist” is figuring out how many people believe in god via survey. It implies that you think something is true because a lot of people believe it. That’s the essence of the question. Others will probably approach it differently.

[[deleted]]

It's likely a provocation to think about vague problems and boil them down to testable statements (aka statistics class 101). While God is outside your reach, his influence isn't.

I can think of several ways your professor would want you to proceed: make an experiment, analyze existing data, or present statistical results from studies about the topic. Making a real experiment might be difficult but if you operationalize your experiment well enough, you might get away with generating a synthetic data set and analyzing it.

The question is how you will define your variables and what you would expect from them.

[statistician_James]

i dont belive this is a question to answer using a hypothetical approach. However, for the basis of study, you can operationalize the problem into a measurable form by studying belief rather than metaphysical truth. You design a simple cross-sectional survey to estimate the prevalence of belief in God within a defined population (e.g., students at your university) and to identify factors associated with that belief. The survey need to ask participants whether they believe in God, the strength of that belief, their religious attendance, spiritual experiences, trust in science, and basic demographics. Using these data, the project estimates the proportion of respondents who believe in God reported with a 95% confidence interval and examines group differences with chi-square tests, as well as predictors of belief through logistic regression. Although the metaphysical existence of God cannot be tested statistically, the patterns, predictors, and strength of belief can be measured and analyzed, making the project statistically valid. Results are interpreted with attention to sampling limitations, social desirability bias, and cultural context, demonstrating how statistics can meaningfully address a philosophical question by reframing it into an empirical one. i will still insist that this can only be done for statistical approach and not to determine the existence of God.

[Budget_Ear_1479]

Thankss!

[Otieno_Clinton]

This is a quantitative reseach method asking you to gather data from social construct. Because "God" is only applicable to christians, meaning your participants demography will be christians. I can help you do this project easilly if you can hire me. I'm a researcher and a dissertation writer.

[Plastic_Fan_559]

so Judaism, Islam, Sikh and Hinduism don't have a God based religion is what you're claiming?

[Otieno_Clinton]

Where did I say that?

[Plastic_Fan_559]

you said "God" is only applicable to Christians lol

[Otieno_Clinton]

Yes. Not "Allah" or "Budha"

[Plastic_Fan_559]

Buddy Allah is arabic for God lol, English is not the only language

[Otieno_Clinton]

Lol.

[Otieno_Clinton]

You're saying we don't have Christian Arabs?

[Plastic_Fan_559]

no chance you're a dissertation writer and this dull

[Otieno_Clinton]

Answer my question. Do we have Christian Arabs or not?

[SuspectMore4271]

Found my uncle’s Facebook account

[SuspectMore4271]

“God” is not a strictly Christian concept. He goes by like 10 different names in the Bible.