If you are agnostic/atheist: What would you accept as proof of god and how would you feel if such proof was?

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given?

Answer 1

i am not a dogmatic atheist but an atheist armed with rational thinking and idon't indulge in childish arguments.believe in science and rational thinking and have scientific temper you will come to know that there is no god. if you are a good person you are god. if you are a bad person you are a devil.

Answer 2

Lemme get you an excert from a magazine:


A Fine-Tuned Universe—By Chance?One major question has to do with the fine-tuning of our cosmos. Why is the universe equipped with fixed physical laws and with natural constants that are precisely and ideally suited to support a planet like ours and all the life on it?

What do we mean by fine-tuning? Consider, for instance, the precise settings of four fundamental physical forces: electromagnetism, gravity, strong nuclear force, and weak nuclear force.* These forces affect every object in the universe. They are set and balanced so precisely that even slight changes could render the universe lifeless.

The weak nuclear force keeps our sun burning at a steady rate

The strong nuclear force binds the nucleus of atoms together




Gravity is responsible for keeping objects on the earth

Electromagnetism is the force behind lightning


If these four forces were not precisely tuned and
balanced, no life would be possible

To many reasoning minds, the explanation simply has to be something more than mere coincidence. John Polkinghorne, formerly a physicist at Cambridge University, concluded: "When you realize that the laws of nature must be incredibly finely tuned to produce the universe we see, that conspires to plant the idea that the universe did not just happen, but that there must be a purpose behind it."

Australian physicist Paul Davies made a similar point: "There is no doubt that many scientists are . . . scornful of the notion that there might exist a God, or even an impersonal creative principle." He added: "Personally I do not share their scorn. . . . I cannot believe that our existence in this universe is a mere quirk of fate, . . . an incidental blip in the great cosmic drama."

Questions that puzzle scientists
Why is there an amazing degree of fine-tuning in the four fundamental physical forces, making possible the existence of the universe and of life?
How can the extreme and often irreducible complexity of living organisms be explained?
Why is the fossil record sketchy, and where is evidence of intermediate organisms, or links, between the major types of living things?

Answer 3

I only ask for the same favor that St. Thomas asked.

However, I would also accept the favor that Bruce Monson has asked for. (See my source for the link).

As Mr. Monson puts it:

"If Jesus is really God, then he knows that I used to believe, and he also knows that today I am a doubting Thomas, a doubting Peter, a doubting Saul. If Jesus is really God, then why can't he prove his divine reality by performing one little "miracle," such as resurrecting one (just one) of the many children I have seen die in my profession (usually under exceptionally tragic circumstances)?"

This doesn't mean someone who has 'died' on the operating table and been brought back to life again - Monson is speaking of children who died horribly in fires that rendered their once-living bodies unrecognizable.

Have God bring back one of these poor children, back to life, back to health, happy to be back with the parents who so loved them.

That would go a long way toward convincing me.

I would stop being an Atheist - but unless I had the severe problems of the Bible cleared up I would not be able to honestly be a Christian.

Answer 4

If a voice boomed out of the sky that EVERYONE heard at the same time, carrying an actual conversation (not just a recorded voice type of thing), along with overwhelming physical reactions... then I MIGHT be convinced (though first I'd figure it was an alien race from another planet who had superior technology and was simply taking advantage of our tendancy towards deity-dependence.)
BUt... if there was some kind of "proof" I'd just feel like ok- about time! Where've you been all this time and what took you so long? Glad to meet you finally!

Answer 5

Sorry to say but I can't think of anything that would make me believe in God, so I would feel normal if a proof of his existence was given.

Answer 6

Many many yrs ago but it only confirms the reality of a world
without your God .... Maybe something else will come to pass some day but it definitely won't resemble yours........yrs of thoughtful truth seeking latter more understanding less indoctrination!

Answer 7

depends on the god how I feel, with proof I'd believe, but whenever proof is given I find it has little weight.

Answer 8

Unfortunately, your question reveals an ignorance as to what "agnostic" means. You only needed to address your question to atheists, since it is this population that denies the existence of God, not agnostics.

Answer 9

I'd have to see some big huge miracle or hear about one seen by thousands of people and perhaps taped. I would feel pretty darn shocked if it happened b/c I'm sure he doesn't exist.

Answer 10

The same degree of proof I need to believe in gravity. He would need to be an objective direct part of everyday life. If he wanted us to believe in him, that's what he would do, obviously.

...of course, any god that desires to be worshiped is unworthy of it.