Atheists answer please ----------???

Question

How do you define God??

If you don't think there is a magic man in the clouds controlling everything, most non-atheists would agree with you.

Do you deny that the word God is in the english language??

If you can say the word and define it -then the word exists -

How can you deny existince of God when you can say the word??

I don't think there is a fatman living at the North Pole who delivers toys to everybody every year-
but I can't deny the existence of Santa Clause because I can say the word - it is a noun.

maybe Atheism needs to be a little less vague in its philosophy --- when you say there is no God -what exactly are you meaning?

Many people define God in many different ways ----If you deny God the way most religions define it then you are denying religious concepts of God and not God.
--what exactly are you denying the existence of??

Answer 1

God is just a word like all the other words that man made up.

Answer 2

There is a difference between denying the existance of a word, and denying existance of a concept.

You can make up a word, and have it describe anything. But the existance of a word does not automatically make what that word defines exist. Otherwise you could invent a word to mean "The great big pile of money I'm about to find in my backyard within the next 30 seconds" and become rich.

Answer 3

God is a concept, nothing more.

If you believe that Santa Clause exists because we have a name and an image to apply to this legend, do you faithfully believe that he delivers gifts to good girls and boys every Christmas? How about the Easter Bunny?

Atheists do not deny the existence of the concept of God. Atheists simply do not believe that God, Yahweh, Jehovah, Allah, or whatever name you want to slap onto the notion of a higher power actually exists. There's a huge difference.

Perhaps you want to revise your argument? This is one of the silliest things I've ever wasted time in answering.

Answer 4

God is a concept, an idea. Here's how the dictionary defines it:

god n.
God
1. A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions.
2. The force, effect, or a manifestation or aspect of this being.
A being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by a people, especially a male deity thought to control some part of nature or reality.
3. An image of a supernatural being; an idol.
4. One that is worshiped, idealized, or followed: Money was their god.
5. A very handsome man.
6. A powerful ruler or despot.

Peace!

Answer 5

I, personally do not believe in a God. However, to deny that the word exists or that there may be such a being would be an insult to your religious beliefs. As such, and because I do not appreciate insults to my atheistic belief system, I do not say that God is non-existent. Period. He is just absent from my chosen life style.

I define God as a being that some, not all, people in this world believe is the Creator of all that's good. That some believe He will usher in a new kingdom of peace in the future. I simply just choose to disassociate myself with Him and His creation. After all, IF He did create me, I have the will to choose.

Answer 6

You are not distinguishing between concepts and reality. Words are just words, they mean nothing by themselves except as a means of communication. The word 'unicorn' exists, the concept of a unicorn exists also, but no one actually believes that unicorns are real. it is just completely man-made concept.

Same thing with god.
Very simple, really. I don't know what is so vague about that.

Answer 7

This question really is not as fool-proof as you think it is. Words, by themselves, do not make something exist. Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy....those things are imaginary figures; someone made them up. Everything, whether realistic or fictional, has a word to describe it. Unicorns, pegasus, centaurs...catch my drift? Your argument holds no water. Just because I answered this question doesn't mean I am an athiest...I just think your question doesn't make any sense, and you have no points to back it up.

Answer 8

My definition of a God = a figment of people's imagination. Something to blame when the crops fail, something to offer up sacrifices to when you want things to go well. Your god is omnipotent so that YOU don't have to take the ultimate responsibility when you commit crimes - how very convenient for YOU!

Your god is as much use to you as a fixation on 'omens' is for those affected! They go around dodging black cats and crossing roads to avoid walking under ladders - you wander around secure in the knowledge that whatever happens to you was ordained by your god, therefore there's no need for you to worry!

I have nothing against your god, or against you - if you feel happy believing in something that can NEVER be proven either to exist, or NOT to exist, then carry on! As long as you don't use your religion to 'absolve' yourself of your crimes (i.e. murder - like the IRA used to for example,) or try to FORCE your religion and your god onto non-believers, then you don't harm anyone!

Unfortunately I've yet to meet a Christian who doesn't believe him / herself to be superior to people of all other religions, as well as atheists.

Frankly I'd rather believe in ghosts - at least there's something logical about such a notion...!

Answer 9

Do you deny that the sentence "God does not exist" exists in the English language?

Answer 10

We encounter this line of "reasoning" every so often and it never ceases to amaze me.

You claim that because a concept can be defined, that it exists. How do you come to that conclusion?

I can conceive of a Gnome, named Gnorm, that lives in my closet. I can define him as: A small, man-like, bearded creature who eats table-scraps and loves nothing more than his small cache of gold.

Conceptualizing this being and defining him do not cause him to exist. See what I'm saying?