I can accept non-belief of most of the gods our society has, however I cannot accept the idea of 100% atheism, the believe that there are no gods, whatsoever.
Until we reach the technological level where we can understand everything about our universe in it's entirety (perhaps becoming Gods ourselves?), there is no way to say for sure that there isn't a god somewhere, having some inflence over some part of the universe.
There are still even parts of our own local world that are not completely nailed down by science, such as global weather patterns. Any sane meteorologist will tell you there is no way to absolutely predict the weather, especially over periods any longer than a few days. For all we know now, there could be a weather god subtlely influencing it all.
What reasoning can you give that gets around this problem of us not having complete knowledge?
2006-07-13 05:56:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sorry, I was a little tired when I made the initial question. To clarify:
I'm agnostic. I don't currently believe in any gods. But you could have figured that out from the first sentence of my question. So you wasted your time with all that speil about gaps.
I want you to tell me how you can know with absolute certainty that there is no god of any sort anywhere, so as to justify your atheism as opposed to being an agnostic.
"I havn't seen any evidence of a god yet so there are no gods" is an inductive argument, and therefore a load of rubbish.
2006-07-13 06:59:50 · update #1
Once every question in the Universe has been answered, there will be no need for God.
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Occam's Razor is really "entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem", which translates to:
"entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity."
2006-07-13 06:00:49 · answer #1 · answered by Kenny ♣ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people gave up "knowing 100%" when the were kids. We live and act on probabilities; there probably isn't a Santa Clause (we , but we know enough to make and educated guess). The same applies the "weak" atheism (no gods): we don't have 100% proof (and we never will have for the religious folks out there) but we find it increadibly improbable that there's a God.
Many question the all knowing God, all powerful God, always good God that allows evil and suffering. It's not a very mature or realistic way of looking at the world (in our view).
2006-07-13 06:07:16 · answer #2 · answered by adphllps 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK - here is the reasoning as a mathematical proof (and you can't argue with mathematics!)
Let F(9x) be the sum total of all knowledge
Let G^3 be God
Let dt/dy be the first derivative of knowledge of the world with a God
Since G^3 cannot be factored as a prime without including the variance induced by the coupling distortion, any knowledge missing as G^3 approaches infinity decreases as the square root of the initial function's reciprocal approaches 0 and hence can be rounded to a whole integer. Thus it is clear that complete knowledge can be obtained without the need for a god of any kind.
2006-07-13 06:09:35 · answer #3 · answered by bonzo the tap dancing chimp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll tell you what I tell everyone who believes in a deity.
The second that someone can provide me with ONE single shred of credible evidence that supports the existence of a god or gods, I will re-think my position.
Until then however the burden of proof rests upon those that say that such beings exist. And I have, as yet, not heard or read ANYTHING that makes me think they are talking about anything other than an imaginary pixie or leprechaun.
2006-07-13 06:11:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weather patterns are predictable in the short-term. So why would God only influence weather in the long-term? Why doesn't he all of a sudden send a blizzard into Arizona in the middle of August?
2006-07-13 06:16:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Complete atheism is justified in there being no evidence of a diety. Don't think you'll agree or think this intelligent, and obviously won't get the ten points. My guess is you'll give the 10 points to whoever says "your right there is no way to be a complete atheist"
2006-07-13 06:07:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're wondering too not basic. i'm an atheist because i do not position self belief in any god(s). it truly is all. Am I nihilistic? lower than no circumstances. existence has a great number of meaning, it truly is received by potential of reports, emotional boom, and so on. Love does have meaning with out god. in case you pick a god to love, then I quite pity you.
2016-12-01 05:16:28 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one will ever have complete knowlage. There is no way to say for sure that there is a god somewhere. It is a desision we must all make for ourselves. I don't understand why this is so hard to accept .
2006-07-13 06:11:45 · answer #8 · answered by Lisa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ockham's Razor - just because something lacks a scientific explanation, does not automatically preclude a supernatural explanation.
2006-07-13 05:58:50 · answer #9 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people are who they are and owe no one justification for being who they are to anyone or their god
2006-07-13 05:59:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋