Argument

I once had an argument with a friend about whether or not the question "Does God exist or not?" was a scientific question. She contended that it is not, because it is not a question that can be answered using scientific methods. I contended that it was because there is an answer. Exist or not exist. Yes or no. Seems clear enough to me. 

She said it was a question you answered with your heart. I said that if you are going to posit that something exists, then your brain ought to be able to find an answer, too.

She said that the Bible was all the proof she needed. I said that by that logic, The Last Unicorn was the only proof I needed to claim that unicorns exist. Or ever existed. 

I conceded that what seems logical and well supported by the evidence does not always turn out to be true. She conceded that wishful thinking and hope and belief were no guarantees of truth, either.

So much depends on what you accept as proof. Even more depends on how you define God.

I am happy to report that we are still friends.