Would an atheist volunteer to debate the existence/non existence of God with me?

Question

Right here on Yahoo Answers.

State your question and we shall take turns debating.

May the best man win!

I think Yahoo Answers R&S needs a serious debate every once in a while. Would be interesting ..am getting bored with the same ol question answer tactic..

If we have a debate here...we will have time to think..me thinks..it will be full of info!

Answer 1

Where? If you wish, I can be on Yahoo chat this evening. I'll be glad to discuss this.

Yahoo Answers is where one person asks a question, then many people answer it. That's not really a debate format.

A debate involves a back and forth exchange of information, over several iterations. Yahoo chat is more suited to it or even Yahoo groups, where you actually have a message thread structure.

Answer 2

The problem with the question of the existence of a god or gods is that it is a premise that cannot be disproved. That may sound like a good thing for believers, but it's not. For a premise to be worth considering, there must be some condition in which it can be stated that the premise is proven false.

I can say, "There is an invisible man who follows me around everywhere I go whispering naughty limericks in my ear." You could say, "I'll sneak up behind him and grab him," but I'll just tell you that he can move so fast that this would be impossible." You could say, "Well, then we'll be very quiet, and listen for his footsteps," but I'll tell you that that won't work either because he's ever so quiet. See, because of the invisible man's nature, his superior quickness and stealth, there is no way anyone can prove that my claim is untrue. And because he is invisible, and no one else but me can sense him, I can't prove that he's real.

Since other people know that it is highly unlikely that an invisible man follows me around everywhere I go, and since I have no proof to offer them for his existence, they aren't very likely to believe me. However, if I really do have the direct experience of the invisible man, no one would ever be able to dissuade me of his reality. Debating the issue becomes frustratingly meaningless for both sides.

Because of God's supposed supernatural quality, there is no argument that can definitively prove that he doesn't exist. But, for the non-believer like me, there is no compelling reason to believe in His existence, since no evidence exists that would prove it. It's simply a catch-22.

Answer 3

1 Debate would really be chat, which is against the rules. It is very difficult on this forum to get more than a couple back and forth answers.

BUBBA...does that include you being willing to change your point of view as well? If not, then shut the fu*ck up, you swine.

Answer 4

There is no debate...

Excerpt from "God doesn't believe in Athiests"...

"Bear in mind that one of the greatest scientists who ever lived, Thomas Edison, said, "We do not know a millionth of one percent about anything." Let me repeat: Let's say that you have an incredible one percent of all the knowledge in the universe. Would it be possible, in the ninety-nine percent of the knowledge that you haven't yet come across, that there might be ample evidence to prove the existence of God? If you are reasonable, you will be forced to admit that it is possible. Somewhere, in the knowledge you haven't yet discovered, there could be enough evidence to prove that God does exist.

Let's look at the same thought from another angle. If I were to make an absolute statement such as, "There is no gold in China," what is needed for that statement to be proven true? I need absolute or total knowledge. I need to have information that there is no gold in any rock, in any river, in the ground, in any store, in any ring, or in any mouth (gold filling) in China. If there is one speck of gold in China, then my statement is false and I have no basis for it. I need absolute knowledge before I can make an absolute statement. Conversely, for me to say, "There is gold in China," I don't need to have all knowledge. I just need to have seen a speck of gold in the country, and the statement is then true.

To say categorically, "There is no God," is to make an absolute statement. For the statement to be true, I must know for certain that there is no God in the entire universe. No human being has all knowledge. Therefore, none of us is able to truthfully make this assertion.

If you insist upon disbelief in God, what you must say is, "Having the limited knowledge I have at present, I believe that there is no God." Owing to a lack of knowledge on your part, you don't know if God exists. So, in the strict sense of the word, you cannot be an atheist. The only true qualifier for the title is the One who has absolute knowledge, and why on earth would God want to deny His own existence?

The professing atheist is what is commonly known as an "agnostic"--one who claims he "doesn't know" if God exists. It is interesting to note that the Latin equivalent for the Greek word is "ignoramus." The Bible tells us that this ignorance is "willful" (Psalm 10:4). It's not that a person can't find God, but that he won't. It has been rightly said that the "atheist" can't find God for the same reason a thief can't find a policeman. He knows that if he admits that there is a God, he is admitting that he is ultimately responsible to Him. This is not a pleasant thought for some.

It is said that Mussolini (the Italian dictator), once stood on a pinnacle and cried, "'God, if you are there, strike me dead!" When God didn't immediately bow to his dictates, Mussolini then concluded that there was no God. However, his prayer was answered some time later."

Answer 5

I don't want you to get reported.
I'll volunteer. Email me at [e-mail], because you can't have a chat on Yahoo! Answers. It's against Community Guidelines.

Answer 6

If you want a genuine exchange of information, you can email me. This isn't a debate forum, though.

Answer 7

Here is all you need to know:

Neither side can produce any evidence one way or another. Debate over. No winner, no loser.

I am an Atheist.

Answer 8

Sure, it hasn't been resolvable in the past 25000 years. A couple of yaboos on a chat room should tidy that old argument up in a minute......[eyes]


Needless to say, why not?
email me at [e-mail]..why waste the board's time...

Answer 9

Would everyone leave the atheist alone! its starting to get annoying! There is more then one belief out there and everyone sees God in a different light, i am tired of people using the bible to tell everyone else they are going to hell because they dont believe in the exact same way they do, well guess what? Noone believes everything the same as the next so i guess everyone is going to hell which is right here on earth!

Answer 10

Why does God try to trick us with dinosaur bones that are millions of years old, then give us a book by him that says the earth is only 6000 years old?


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Debates have time limits you know..