Suppose new findings proved that there was no god?

Question

also assume you accept it, even if you really wouldnt. would you be upset about worshiping something non-existant? or would you be happy you found out the truth, whether you were right or wrong?

by the way, i am an atheist, but a im not trying to offend anyone or make a statement.

Answer 1

I would be let down, and hope that the world does not turn into a more chaotic bomb, but I will still continue to live by the golden rule, which existed before the bible was ever a consideration in any man's mind.

Answer 2

Lovelyladypoet posted an almost similar question, "What if there is no God?" 5 hours ago.

This question would apply to our experience of a similar plight wherein we may find ourselves saying, "How stupid of me!" or "How could I have been doing such a thing!"

It's no use fretting or crying over spilled milk. So, supposing new findings would prove that there is no god, then I guess I would react in a pretty much the same way, "Oh, so this is so. How is it that I didn't realize it before?" Pick up the pieces from where I left off and proceed. No big deal. And even glad that at least, finally, I discovered or came across the discovery of a lifetime.

I guess the opposite would be much more difficult, though. If I were to assume there is no god, then find out in the end too late that there is, and hadn't had this relationship with the God who existed all the time. I wouldn't want to finally be in a place where God is. I would feel out-of-place. Much like being in a foreign country where I can't understand their language and ways. Don't you think so?

Answer 3

If you mean this as a real question... Not at all, everything that I have stood for under God, I would hope to say I would have been that kind of person either way. Unfortunately with out God I think I would not have been the loving person I am now. But God has taught me to respect ALL people, ALL religions, LOVE everyone above all. Show everyone that this world could be a good place if only there were unconditional love like God has for me, so all in all I would be just as happy knowing that I loved and were loved because of what I believed to be God.

Answer 4

I grew up "knowing" there was a god and Jesus. Now I am not sure. I actually feel better now then when I thought there was someone always watching me making sure I was good. I am not a bad person but that is just creepy thinking there is some guy somewhere that can see your every move and hear your every thought. I'd be happy and relieved! Not at all upset about the wasted time. :-)

Answer 5

New findings have also found that chocolate will make you live longer, eating lemons will burn fat, the moon landing was a hoax and the world will end on September 11th, 2006. It has also been 'proven' that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalen and that she was a divine goddess.

Who cares? I read in the National Inquirer that secret writing on a cave wall in Antarctica revealed the nature of life, the universe, and everything: cheese. Well, that's going to be my focus from now on! Obviously whoever wrote that knew what they were talking about.

Have you accepted Cheese as your personal saviour?

Answer 6

I already have found out the truth you can't dis prove something with evidence evidence is used to prove things lack of evidence is used to prove things. And I feel fantastic I know the truth and I found the truth myself not because some guy read it out of a book and I just accepted it. Atheism is the best thing ever it allows you to created your own views and change them as you find new evidence try it sometime.

Answer 7

First of all there is so much proof that there is, in archeological findings alone, but in spirit most definitely. I don't think anyone can go back and rewrite history, especially this Dan Brown who is making millions off of fiction and fooling people at the same time. There are ancient manuscripts in museums that match the Bible, word for word. This man is being deceptive in the Davinci Code, and people are going to it, instead of finding the real truth.

Answer 8

LOL It'd be totally impossible for many to accept that absence. Think of the "heaven's gate" cult in CA. Their leader claimed that there was a spaceship hiding in the tail of the Hale-Bopp comet. This alien spacheship was there to take them to heaven. The catch is, that you first have to kill yourself to get aboard said ship. But only if you're also wearing black Nikes, and have a roll of quarters in your LEFT hand. (not right, left hand) If you can't forgo sex, they were expected to castrate themselves. (which 6 men actually did.)
(No kidding, this is all true) That none of these people stopped and asked "Wait, a minute. This sounds kinda wierd, could it be this guy's a nutcase?" shows that the human capacity for self delusion is truly an incredible thing.

Answer 9

To conform to your parameters, I would answer that I would be pleased that the issue had been resolved.

HOWEVER, I do not believe that it is possible to prove that something outside your being does *not* exist. Since humans are limited beings, it may always be claimed that the something that we are measuring is slightly beyond our reach. No matter how advanced becomes our technology, the something can be claimed to be just beyond the reach of this technology, thus nullifying all claims that a *proof* has been found to disprove the existence of this something.

Answer 10

I don't know you tell me. All things point to a creator even evolutionist are forced to say that

Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, by a prominent molecular biologist, Dr. Michael Denton describes himself as a child of the secular age who desires naturalistic explanations when he can find them. But when it comes to the origin of life, Dr. Denton explains with authority and stark clarity that evolutionists are nowhere near a naturalistic explanation at present. After comparing the genetic programs in living things to a library of a thousand volumes encoding a billion bits of information and all the mathematically intricate algorithms for coordinating them, Dr. Denton refers to the chemical evolution scenario as “simply an affront to reason,” i.e., an insult to the intelligence! (p. 351).

That is just one example. Not saying he agrees about creation views just that he can see its probability.