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...possible that the most perfect being has no connection to the universe, and that's where the trouble comes in," said Nozick...
Since God cannot prove His existence, Nozick argued, people should not become frustrated by doubts of faith...
...Nozick said that an attempt by God to communicate proof of His existence might involve stating this outright to people or by "some underlying trend of the universe," such as the motion of elementary particles. Neither method is foolproof, though, since an outright statement could come from aliens and the motion of particles could occur as an aberrance. At present, he said, no method for such a communication has been devised...
Since humans cannot formulate proof of a perfect being's existence, Nozick said, belief in God is based on a faith based upon personal experiences...
...Nozick explained that belief in God may in part be an indirect result of confidence in the meaning of one's own personal experiences...