Does God exist?
Since man has walked the Earth belief in God has dominated his very existence. However, there are some who do not believe there is a God. They seek a more natural and tangible explanation for the causality of everything. Does God exist?
Do gods exist? This seems like an unanswerable question if gods can exist and yet appear not to. How would we know they are not hiding? A better question would be "Do gods appear to exist?". The answer to this question seems a definite "no". Gods have all the characteristics of things that do not exist. They are un-evidenced and there seems to be no good reason to suppose their existence. What's more it seems they have no effect upon the world which would render them impotent and their existence irrelevant. Give that it appears exactly as if gods do not exist why would we pretend otherwise? Does this not seem like deluding oneself? 0
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No it's incredibly easy. If gods were in fact man made we'd see many many different testimonies from different people about different gods all over the world. Which is exactly what we see. Given what we know about people, how they find patterns were none exist and are superstitious and prone to wish-thinking it makes perfect sense to think that these experiences are entirely internal. From an atheist point of view the world makes neat sense. From the theists not so much. 3
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Wecome, Sacerdotus. I can't prove God's existence, or disprove it. Having said that, it's perfectly acceptable to assume something is incorrect if it violates the laws of Physics, until it is proven so. Furthermore, it is the duty of those who proclaim it to be accurate to prove it. The onus is on them. 0
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Not all myths are derived from truth. Even if that were the case, a particularly adept nomad could have performed some heroic or seemingly super-human feat and been bestowed the title of "god." Much more plausible than a non-corporeal deity that judges you and is prepared to punish you for eternity. 1
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This debate has been done over and over and OVER. Im tired of giving a big shpiel. Heres the condensed version: We cant prove or disprove him as of right now. It cant be done. He is currently unobservable and untestable to we cannot reach a 100% true conclusion. Not even close. The only thing we can do is pick a side as to what is more LIKELY to be true based on an educated guess using logic, reason, and evidence. It is more logical to side with the side that has the most evidence. So far the side against his existence has more evidence. That is, there is far more evidence against him than for him. Therefore logically i side with atheism. 1
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Empirical, tangible evidence. 'Experiencing' a deity in your daily life is ambiguous and not really conducive to convincing me, because 'experience' is a matter of perspective. I 'experience' the direction of the universe pushing me towards tomorrow and unto the bright future. Does this mean I have tangible evidence I can show people to make them believe me? No. Scientific evidence transcends experience. It allows for experiences to be empirically proven, or for experiences to be interpreted differently. Without it, your experience is only perspective, and nothing else. 1
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We can never prove something does not exist. The failure to prove god doesn't exist, is not proof that god does exist. That is why the burden of proof is on the believers. If we believed god existed simply because we can't disprove his existence, then we should be justified in believing elves, hobbits, and orcs exist The origins of faith have been pinpointed to a particular location in the brain. It is scientifically observed that some people are more predisposed to have faith than others. The prevailing theory is that faith/religion was evolutionarily advantageous both as a psychological coping mechanism and for social in-group cohesion. It is becoming increasingly obsolete however, as the cost of faith increasingly exceeds its benefits. And thus, we see the slow but gradual rise in agnosticism and atheism. If there is no god then why each and every thing is relative to each other. Why each and every thing combine according to some definite formula.why not humans mate with dogs and cats and convert themselves into intelligent dogs and cats like Darwin's theory .why a specific specie never changes .because there is someone who has organized nature.how can humans never change their shape while living millions of years on this earth .now they also believe in gay relationships. 1
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