Can any one prove that there is no God?

Answer 1

Nope, cause that's your gamble. I gambled on the idea 20 years ago and have since proven it to myself, and thats what each and everyone of has to do. You personally won't know at this point till you die.

Answer 2

Try again. It depends on where you look. I can prove that there is no tomato soup in my pantry, but there is tomato soup at the store. Tomato soup comes in a can with "Tomato Soup" clearly written on the label. You know right away when you see it. Could we say the same of God? Would God wear a tee shirt that says "Yup, It's Me, God"? No, probably not. First decide what God is, then see if it does or does not exist in your world. Many people believe very strongly one way and then some people believe strongly the other way. No one has proof as far as I know. There was a famous atheist who offered a million dollars to anyone who could prove that God exists. He posted his offer on line and many people tried for the million bucks, but no proof was ever enough for this guy and no one won the prize. I can tell you that God does not exist as a physical reality, but God could still be a mental or spiritual reality without any physical form. Refine your question if it's serious, then try again.

Answer 3

This question (and variants of it) seem to be asked more than anything else. As far as I know, there is no way to prove that God exists, and there is no way to prove he doesn't. People who do not believe in God actually "believe" there is no God. How can they possibly know for sure there isn't one?

In the past I have reasoned that if there is a God, and he wants us to believe in him, then he must make himself known to at least one person. It then becomes the God-given responsibility of that person (let's call him a prophet) to teach other people about God. The rest of us are required to exercise faith. On the other hand, if God is not real, then all prophets must be liars. But if all these prophets were liars, wouldn't it seem strange for some of them to suffer all manner of persecution and even die for something they don't truly believe in?

Many people say that everything around us--the plants, the animals, intelligent humans, and beautiful landscapes--are the "evidence" of God. But that doesn't convince everyone. Could everything have just come into existence by mere chance? Possibly. But how can "something" come from "nothing"? Could everything in the Universe--planets, stars, living things--have come into existence from the spontaneous explosion of a single, tiny, super-dense particle? What caused it to explode? Why did it explode when it did? Even modern science does not have all the answers. Much of science also requires faith.

Many will argue that God is not real because he cannot be verified scientifically. But it is impossible to disprove something that cannot be tested. Consider the Big Bang theory; although there may be various bits of data that support the theory, no one can scientifically create a Big Bang experiment. There are also various bits of "data" that support the notion there is a God.

I guess you just have to go with what makes more sense. At times I have wavered back and forth with my belief in God, but to me it just seems more likely that there is a God than that there isn't.

Answer 4

No no one can prove that God doesn't exist. To say He doesn't one would have to have absolute knowledge of the universe. It's like saying there is no gold in China. The statement is absolute and would need absolute knowledge to properly answer it. They would have to know that there is not one ounce of gold. Not in the ground, river beds, rocks, teeth, jewelry, etc. It is impossible. As far as proof of God's existence it is everywhere. One doesn't need a bible to prove it, but here is where the delima is. If someone doesn't believe in God then how are they ever going to believe the things of God? If they don't accept His existence then they will never accept proof that He exists.

People erroniously go through life thinking that if they see it then they will believe it, yet there are many things they know exists without ever seeing it. When they turn on their TV's they know without seeing that there are TV signals that are sent to their TV's to allow them to watch it. They know without seeing that the wind exists. When they see a painting or a building they know without ever seeing that there must have been a painter or a builder yet when it comes to God they, because they can't see Him they refuse to believe He exists and they deny any proof there is.

My question is that if everyting evolved out of randomness then why does everything from the smallest neutron to the largest animal have purpose. Case in point, did you know that the eye has 40,000,000 nerve endings, the focusing muscles move an estimated 100,000 times a day, and the retina contains 137,000,000 light sensitive cells? Each one has a specific purpose.

Charles Darwin said,

"To suppose that the eye could have been formed by natural selection, seems I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree."

If man cannot begin to make a human eye, how could anyone in his right mind think that eyes formed by mere chance? In fact, man cannot make anything from nothing. We don't know how to do it. We can re-create, reform, develop . . . but we cannot create even one grain of sand from nothing. Yet, the eye is only a small part of the most sophisticated part of creation-the human body.

George Gallup, the famous statistician, said,

"I could prove God statistically; take the human body alone; the chance that all the functions of the individual would just happen, is a statistical monstrosity."

Answer 5

Nothing has never existed and never will. Something can never come from nothing (there is no possibility in nothing), therefore, something has always existed. Similarily, something and nothing cannot co-exist, for one would have to contain the other, which is impossible (i.e., how could dimensionless nothing contain a three dimensional object?. Therefore, that thing which has always existed must be infinite; it cannot have an edge, i.e., a border with nothingness. This infinite thing would also have to be singular in nature - there could not be two of these infinite things, because then neither thing would be infinite. So, this thing which has always existed must be (a) infinite and (b) singular.

There are only two candidates I can think of that possess these attributes: god (in theory) and space. Space is singular (there is only one space - think about it) and logically must be infinite (i.e., if you go to the edge of space and then go ten feet further, where would you be? Would you smack into a wall of nothing?)

What is more logical as a candidate for this thing that has always existed of its own accord: the most complex thing imaginable (god) or the simplest thing observable (space)?

Science will soon discover that everything is made of space interacting with itself, and no one will question the idea of space having existed forever. The big bang will be seen as a local occurance, and just another instance of space interacting with itself. All energy will be seen as a condensation as space, and all matter as simply different densities of energy.

God will die.

Answer 6

No - you cannot prove that something does not exist; that is to say, you can't prove a negative.

Keep in mind, however, that the inability to disprove god is not an indication that god may exist. After all, it is equally impossible to prove that I, the person answering you, am not god.

Answer 7

In formal debates the burden of proof always lies upon the one supporting the positive argument. In this case, it would be proper for you to prove that God exists, then have atheists attempt to discredit your arguments.

If you want to cause atheists to defend one of their beliefs regarding God, why not ask them how matter and motion came into existence given what science teaches us about causation. You see, they then would be in the position to argue for something positive--that matter and motion can come into existence out of nothing. Actually this is more directly a question for Darwinists, but so many atheists these days are hopelessly Darwinist that it would apply to the average atheist too.

Answer 8

Sure - it's being done all the time by people denying the divine spark in themselves, to prove it's not there.

These are all the people answering the Q: "Does my feeling of being "me" come from my self?" with an emphatic "yes".

Or, like President Bush, answer the Q: "Does this subjective feeling at the core of me that there's something bigger around come from me?" with a quick, resounding YES.

Answer 9

No. Why, can you prove there IS a God?

Answer 10

You can't really prove that something doesn't exist somewhere. That's why it is a personal choice to believe or not believe.
It becomes a problem when you think that this is proof of existence. Two negatives sometimes just make another negative: non-proof of nonexistence isn't proof of existence.

Answer 11

By proving one you would prove the other, and God has planned it so there is no proof ither way.