In order to show that gods exist, one must first prove the supernatural exist.
Numbers possess a certain independence from the natural physical world. Their reality is incontingent upon the existence of any particular object or phænomenon, & their properties & relationships can be studied & comprehended irrespective of their manifestation in the surrounding environment. The axiomatical statement, “A=A,” is an immutable truth which transcends the constraints of the natural order, & stands as a testament to the transcendental nature of logico-mathematical realities. Numbers are not bound by the constraints of physicality. They have no physical properties. They are nonlocal & nontemporal. The objective truth of a mathematical proposition subsists, as it were, in a “realm” beyond the physical sphære, unbounded by the limitations of physical being. They are not mere abstractions, or thoughts,—ætherial realities in themselves,—but embody a reality that transcends Nature, subject only to the laws of logic. In this sense, numbers are truly “supernatural,”—“existing,” if one may be permitted to employ so crude an expression, beyond Nature. It is this independence of numbers from the vicissitudes of the physical cosmos that makes them invaluable to us in our quest for sapiential knowledge.
Of course, the verasimilitude of this assertion is contingent upon one’s perception of the word ‘Nature’. If one were to equate Nature with the material universe, as is commonly done by those who adhere to a materialist philosophy, then the “existence” (reality, validity, objectivity) of logico-mathematical truths necessitates the recognition of a supernatural realm. If thisl realm were not subject to the laws of logic, it could not be considered a reality. If, however, the term ‘Nature’ be dempt in the manner wherein it has been traditionally employed by metaphysicians, philosophers, & theologians of yore, as in the phrases ‘the Nature of Things,’ or ‘the Nature of God,’ then there would be nothing beyond this Nature, & even the concept of Deity would be subsumed therewithin; which would the afore-quoted proposition incorrect. For God and what you call the supernatural would in such case fall within the delimitaitons of “natural,” and the only thing outside of, or contrary to, nature would be pure nonbeing.