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2006-08-18 07:09:43 · 38 answers · asked by carl 4 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

Some of you respondants obviously don't know the scientific method. So that just proves your ignorance.
I think the most of you are "atheists" out of hedonistic reasons.
I do have more respect for real philosophical atheists.

2006-08-18 07:31:34 · update #1

38 answers

Why do Christians try and convert others when they cannot prove the existence of god?

2006-08-18 07:14:40 · answer #1 · answered by i luv teh fishes 7 · 2 2

First, I am not atheist, but the remark that "they cannot scientifically prove" the non-existance of God, can you scientifically prove that there is? Atheism is a form of spirituality that does not recognize a higher power of any sort. That is their own free will choice they have made. Many scientist, doctors, and others have made this same choice. As far as an Atheist trying to convert someone, maybe possible, but not really probable. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones....

2006-08-18 07:23:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Science doesn't PROVE anything, only logic and mathmatics do.

And logic can PROVE certain parts of popular Christianity wrong, but not in any meaningful way so I won't go into that.

But science is about effeciency and understanding and observing our world. So what science uses is known as Occum's Razor: if you can aptly describe the world with 1 less component without having the predictions be any less accurate, you use the simpler theory. Having no god is the simpler theory (though that part is debatable). It doesn't mean it's true (which is why I'm agnostic, rather than an athiest), but it means that a science minded (rather than a logically minded) individual will choose to believe in 0 gods, rather than 1 or more.

2006-08-18 07:17:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I think atheists are as insecure in their non-belief as some religious people are in their beliefs. The atheist who tries to convert is often searching for the answer themselves and is so vocal because they would probably like to be proved wrong. I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I would not spend any of my time trying to convince someone that he didn't exist. However some atheists are just annoying and opinionated in the same way that some religious zealots are. After all, the belief in the nonexistence of God is still a belief system. I way prefer agnostics.

2006-08-18 07:23:58 · answer #4 · answered by JoeBones 1 · 0 0

Why do some christians always try to convert others when they cannot scientifically prove the existence of God?

2006-08-18 07:18:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

technological know-how makes use of math as a results of fact it works. I experience being shocked with the aid of others. the least complicated rationalization for that's that different persons exist. different data would be had to falsify the declare. Ethics are approximately properly-being. technological know-how is amazingly properly acceptable to come again to a call what behaviors are conducive to our properly-being - in my view and as a species - and which at the instant are not. technological know-how can take care of itself as an merchandise. the undeniable fact that it produces working technologies is data it works. The fidelity of the value of light would properly be falsified. it is for this reason completely proper scientifically. The declare that a deity exists means that stated deity has some systematic impact on area time. in any different case, one has no reason to even posit the assumption. If there's a capability, that impact is in concept detectable. returned, empirical procedures are properly acceptable to this subject.

2016-10-02 06:15:45 · answer #6 · answered by panther 4 · 0 0

Why are Christians always trying to convert others when they cannot cannot scientifically prove the existence of God?

2006-08-18 07:21:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

You've got it very wrong, man! Atheists don't necessarily want to convert others. And most atheists don't even try to prove scientifically the non-existence of God.

2006-08-18 07:16:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Why do Christians feel the need to convert people when they cannot explain something and say it must be god? Why do ministers try to get donations to line their own pockets? why do priests molest little boys? why do reverends raped women from their congregation? Why must I be a pagan or a heretic or a heathen because I do not believe? Why can't I just be a good person and not have to believe in any god in order to be recognized in the eyes of christians as a decent human being?

2006-08-18 07:17:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

The burden of proof is on YOU to prove the existance of God, not the other way around.



Otherwise, you would logically have to accept the gods of Zeus, FSM, Vishnu, Allah, etc.... or be a 100% complete hypocrite since you cannot scientifically prove that those don't exist either.



Someone's not so good with the whole "logic" thing, huh?

You're dismissed.

2006-08-18 07:16:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

Sometimes the lack of evidence is evidence.

If I say just beyond where humans can reach, or possibly ever see, the universe is made out of pumpkin pie. You can't prove that untrue, but that doesn't make it true.

Any group of people, as a whole, try to convert one another to their ideals. When two big groups as such don't agree we get war. On smaller levels, we get people like you, that lash out at one group, and don't consider the other side is just as guilty.

2006-08-18 07:22:40 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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