A list of things that we cannot see that we know are nonetheless real, that we can only perceive by the effect that they have on other things. This is by no means an exhaustive list.
Wind
Air
Oxygen
Electricity
Heat
Atoms
Electrons
& other subatomic particles
Bacteria
Radiation
Thought and Consciousness (in others:
i.e. The existence of animals as thinking, feeling beings.
& The existence of other people as independent, conscious beings capable of rationality.)
Feeling (in others)
Truth
Hope
Faithfulness
Trust
Spirit
Love
&
God.
(PS God is unique in this list as He is not a thing among other things, but the author of everything and the ground of all being. But just as we can see that Electricity, or Consciousness, or Love exists, because of their effects on what is visible, even if we cannot see them, we can see that God exists in the same way. )
(PS God is unique in this list as He is not a thing among other things, but the author of everything and the ground of all being. But just as we can see that Electricity, or Consciousness, or Love exists, because of their effects on what is visible, even if we cannot see them, we can see that God exists in the same way. )
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