Considering all the gods and goddesses in whom humans have believed (past and present), as well as the possibility that aliens (its a big universe) also may believe in gods and/or goddesses, what evidence do you have to rule them all out?
2006-09-22 05:04:56 · 22 answers · asked by bobkgin 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have no evidence for or against the existence of a god. So I'm an Agnostic.
2006-09-22 05:08:39 · answer #1 · answered by Girl Wonder 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The lack of evidence is what tends to make one skeptical. Science does not try and predict the supernatural, because there is not way to measure or observe this.
There is much more evidence for the existence of Aliens then for a "God". We can estimate the number of planets that must exist in the universe and hypothesis about the likelihood of other life evolving. With the supernatural even that is impossible.
Believe what you will, but remember that belief faith based.
2006-09-22 05:10:56 · answer #2 · answered by trouthunter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way to be absolutely sure that no god or gods exist. Atheists believe that every world religion's god is false. If you make a religion that has a god, then that god doesn't exist. Any intelligent person can reason this for themself. If you just believe that there may be something out there that doesn't interfere with us in any way, then that god could exist. Believing this though is not religion. As long as your god agrees with everything that we see in the world (i.e. science), then it's always possible that he exists. Once your god starts to disagree with science and starts to bring metaphysical stuff into the picture, then he becomes false because we have no evidence for anything metaphysical in our world. The only true religion is agnosticism. Most agnostics just call themselves atheists though.
2006-09-22 05:25:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A better question for believers is what evidence do you have to prove deities do exist? I tend not to believe in things for which there is no scientific proof of existence, or at least a sound theory. Believing in deities is, to me, the same as believing in Santa or believing in fairies. That belief serves a useful purpose to many as it provides explanations for things that are beyond their comprehension, but it doesn't prove the existence of the deities. People used to believe that Thor created thunder and threw lightning bolts. Then scientists discovered that thunder is caused by lightning when the air around the lightning bolt rapidly heats and cools, causing a shock wave to occur. Whoops, maybe there isn't a god of thunder after all! In my opinion, the concept of god is a human construct.
2006-09-22 05:16:37 · answer #4 · answered by fyrfly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no evidence to believe in them, so I need no evidence to rule them out. Of course, if any god or goddess wants to provide evidence for his/her existence, I'm willing to consider it.
Most humans (past and present) have believed all sorts of crazy things I do not accept: the world is flat, my tribe or ethnic group is the only one that matters, etc.
2006-09-22 05:10:33 · answer #5 · answered by btsmith_y 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Youve just stated it yourself - the very fact that throughout human history, we have had a multitude of Gods. We have proven the majority of them to be false - Greek Gods, Roman Gods, Egyptian Gods....none of them are worshipped anny longer. They are relagated to the MYTHOLOGY Dept at universities...
Your God is the same thing. there is no proof of his existence, and if you carefully and logically read the Bible, you should come to the same conclusions....it is full of contradictions, and at its very basic level, it simply doesnt make any sense (that an all loving God would created man, heavens and the earth, and EVIL, then make men choose between good and evil, with the admonission that you will burn in hell for choosing anything against God. What kind of all loving creator is that?)
2006-09-22 05:17:01 · answer #6 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you just stated the biggest one.
If you take the monotheistic religions for example, that say that all other gods are false, then obviously, only one of them can be right. But to go into detail about why each one is NOT right, well, that would take longer than this page will give me.
I think it's safe to assume, though, that they're all mythology. But regardless of whether you believe they're real or not, as long as you don't try to force your beliefs on someone else, no one will really give a damn.
2006-09-22 05:07:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
i'm no longer able to be actual particular, yet I have not have been given any reason to have faith that deities exist, purely like with dragons, unicorns, mermaids, and different such creatures. If I glided by making use of the best judgment "provided that i'm no longer able to verify, it would desire to be available", then i'd could evaluate the opportunity of any form of myths contemporary. And oh, purely by way of fact we don't yet completely be responsive to how the universe got here into being (or if it purely constantly existed) does no longer propose a greater being could had created it. isn't "I/we don't be responsive to" a sturdy adequate answer?
2016-10-01 06:11:56 · answer #8 · answered by bradberry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who has evidence that they do exist. Don't think of the bible cause if I had the time I could write a really long confusing book. And if you are thinking of mythology, sure a bunch of bed time stories to tell to naive people. If you believe there is something, I'm sorry to say it but, you are gullible.
2006-09-22 05:17:56 · answer #9 · answered by MK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't need evidence to rule them out. With a concept this ridiculous the onus of proof is on God and those who believe in him to prove his existence.
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."-- Carl Sagan
2006-09-22 05:21:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋