# My take on God, if anybody cares. **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [December 25, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-take-on-god-if-anybody-cares/607372 "2011-12-25T19:16:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 244
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-take-on-god-if-anybody-cares/607372/244 "2012-01-04T18:24:10Z")
> [@Kozmik](#): > > 1. **The Hamster King** lives his life as though the external world does exist. > 2. **Kozmik** lives his life as though other minds live their life as though the external world does exist and can be known. > 3. Other minds live their life. > 4. Therefore other minds exist. > 5. Other minds exist. > 6. Therefore the external world exists. 3 does not follow from 1 & 2. The fact that you and I live our lives _as though_ the external world exists does not prove that it does. Plenty of folks live their lives _as though_ angels exist. Their belief is not proof of the existence of angels. No gold star for you. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-take-on-god-if-anybody-cares/607372)._