Using John Nash's Game Theory To Prove The Existence of God
Game theory is defined as
the branch of mathematics concerned with the analysis of strategies for dealing with competitive situations where the outcome of a participant's choice of action depends critically on the actions of other participants. Game theory has been applied to contexts in war, business, and biology.
If we are to use this game theory to prove whether God exists or it does not we would use the arguments of “God Exists” and “God Does Not Exists”. Of course since we are using game theory there must be some kind of reward or loss from the game which guides us to making the best decision and increasing our chances of winning the game.
Let’s say then that if God Exists and we believe we will go to heaven. If it does not then nothing will happen. If we choose not to believe and God Exists then we will go to hell but if we choose not to believe then nothing happens again. Using this game theory we are able to determine our best chances of winning the game is to believe God Exists in order to go to heaven. Where as not believing does not really give us an advantage in the game. Believing God does not exists has no real up side on the game but if we choose not to believe then we will go to hell and lose the game. The entire upside in this game is believing as we lose nothing in not believing. Looking at this as a strategy we must wonder if the game of life was set up in such a way that losing was almost impossible. Only those that would still choose not to believe when there is no upside would be a person who does not wish to be in the grace of God. Mathematicians are always coming up with proofs to prove the existence of God. If we are to believe that we are in a simulation being ran by a simulator and the simulation comes with an expansion pack known as the after life then the best strategy to adapt thanks to John Nash’s game theory would be to believe in the simulator (God).