Can any atheist deny this certain proof that God exists?

Question

Here is the proof - God exists because you can communicate with Him directly through prayer!

When you pray for something and it happens, that is God answering your prayer by saying 'yes'

When you pray for something and it doesn't happen, that is God answering your prayer by saying 'no.

In either case, you get a direct answer from God, so God must exist.

Well atheists, I guess you haven't got too much to say now, have you.

Answer 1

That is an excellent and well thought out proof! It will be fun watching the atheists trying to find some way to squirm out of that one! But you know I think that God says 'yes' more often that we realize but just in a way we don't always expect. Here is a true story: I once prayed that I would win the lottery but I didn't and at first thought God had said 'no'. BUT then a few days later, I was going to have my breakfast when I discovered that I was out of corn flakes so I went to the store to get some. And guess what - and this is actually true - the corn flakes were on offer two for the price of one so I scooped up a bunch of them and made money that way. At first I thought it was just luck but when I got back home and started thinking straight I finally realized the truth of matter - God had answered my prayer with big fat 'yes'! So not only does God always answer your prayers but He says 'yes' more than we might think if only we take the trouble to look for evidence of His work. So there, all you atheists!

Answer 2

not much of a proof. how do you know who is answering your prayers? consider this - if u pray to a door, and you get what u want, that is an answer. if u do not, then your answer is no. not much of an argument.
i assume you either are a very new Christian or an atheist with a sense of humor.
here is a great idea - go online to the christian apologetics research ministry website and find some good information. do not have passion without knowledge - that is zeal. you will burn out. rather, find a strong scriptural reference for your beliefs.


you were partially correct. God always answers prayer. sometimes, His answer is yes. other times he says no. other times, he says not right now. bless you!

Answer 3

Setting aside my personal beliefs ... you have not put forward a compelling argument for God's existence.

To paraphrase your case ... I can flip a coin and get the result 'heads' or the result 'tails' ... but I do not control the outcome or proportion of heads to tails. Because I consistently get either a head or a tail does not prove or disprove anything because both results fall within the range of potential outcomes.

If you want to challenge an atheist to logically prove or disprove something ... have them prove that God does not exist. It is virtually impossible to prove beyond a doubt that something does not exist. And I do not know of any discernible, measurable fact that proves a (any) god cannot exist.

From there ... it become a matter of what one chooses to believe. And for the record, I do believe there is one, even through I cannot prove it.

Answer 4

This is not a "certain proof" of the existence of God. This is your interpretation of events, in which you interpret whatever happens as the will of God. Whenever you want something to happen, there's always a chance that it will happen and a chance that it won't happen. This doesn't mean that everything that happens is somehow a response from God to your prayer; you simply interpret it to be so.

Answer 5

Oh c'mon. If you can't see the *glaring* logic error there, you are way too far gone for anyone to explain it to you.

The same logic can "prove" that I can communicate with prayer to my refrigerator ... or that unicorns exist because they always either grant or don't grant my wishes.

Look if God exists (and I believe He does), He is an unfathomably complex being ... I do not hope to find some simplistic "proof" of His existence.

Answer 6

I'm not an atheist. I believe in God. But you can't prove God exists. First of all, he himself said you can't, because he wants people to have faith in him.
Plus, this logic is completely faulty because it could just be a coincidence. Who's to say that you pray and maybe just get it anyway coincidentally? Or don't, coincidentally? It doesn't necessarily have to be God saying "yes" or "no", there's no proof of that.

Answer 7

He only says yes if its His will, not just because we want it. Sometimes what we want isn't best for us in the big picture, so we get a no. Of course athiests will say we should be getting everything we want, which is ludicrous, or that if we do get what we prayed for, its just coincidence. One thing I have noticed is that I might not get what I want, but for some reason I always get what I need, and that isn't cosmic coincidence, I guess the Stones were right on the money on that one.

Answer 8

I'm tired of the atheist / theist debates. Neither side can provide any evidence to support their claim that there is / is not a god. Both sides rely on their own faith or belief system. Atheists pretty much say "prove god exists". Theists pretty much say, "the bible or my church or my parents tell me god exists."

It's all faith, Folks.

As for me, I don't care which side you're on. As long as you treat me and each other with respect, as long as your personal faith makes you a better person, that's wonderful! Just don't try to cram your particular belief down my throat and tell me your way is the only way.

Answer 9

Tell you what, tonight before you go to sleep, pray to Elvis for something that you really, really want. Then tomorrow if it happens you know that Elvis is saying "yes" and if it doesn't then you know that Elvis is saying "no"

Congratulations on posting the singularly most idiotic "proof" of God's existence that I have EVER witnessed in my life.

Answer 10

I can pray to my left foot, too. Simply because something did indeed happen doesn't mean it was because my left foot said "yes."

It's purely coincidence. The fact that you're praying to an external being simply offers some people a sort of piece of mind. To others, it's akin to praying to a fictitious being... or even a left foot.

Answer 11

Ok...

When arguing with Atheists, NEVER use logic that can apply to pretty much anything.

I've SEEN magic 8 balls. They exist. I've held them. And your argument could be used to say that the magic 8 ball is a god.