By denying God they are in a sense fulfilling the old saying "if you're not with me (God), you are against me (God)". Being in the state of against does not imply non-belief nor non-existance, and therefore their actions justify a deity actually being present and infact existant. Thusly the act of denial is futile since if there were no deity then there would be no debate.
2006-11-16 05:10:36 · 44 answers · asked by JIMBO 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hey catholic girl... I'm not surprised you don't believe in the Bible since your church encourages you NOT to read it and only to believe whatever your priest tells you.
2006-11-16 05:14:36 · update #1
they walk? I thought they all slithered.
2006-11-16 05:13:11 · answer #1 · answered by jinenglish68 5 · 4⤊ 15⤋
Sorry, but that's not a paradox. Do you know the meaning of the word?
Denying something that does not exist is not futile if the thing actually does not exist. In that case, it is a statement of truth. I would agree with you that denying the existence of something is not much value, if nobody else is claiming it to exist. However, since there are many people claiming that a god exists, even though there's no evidence, it is worth setting the record straight.
2006-11-16 05:13:45 · answer #2 · answered by nondescript 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am not against you, but want to have totally nothing to do with the likes of you. Anyway, what's the paradox. If you were just talking about the old saying, then I think you need to look up the definition of "paradox".
2006-11-16 05:18:38 · answer #3 · answered by =_= 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not really...Your position presume God exists, so you are essentially begging the question.
Second, atheism is not denial of God's existence, but disbelief in God's existence. Atheists are maticulous about pointing this out, and rightfully so. Beleif without warrant is irrational, and often times what they criticize theism as being, althoug not rightfully so.
The problem with atheism is that it commits to empiricism, and empiricism assumes that all that is knowable is the natural world, so quite naturally no evidence for God's existence will ever exist. And based on that they deny beleif in God. But notice the assumption--all that is knowable is the natural world. Negate that, and it says the supernatural world is not knowable, so they fundamentally deny God in the premise of empircism. It's not lack of evidence, but an assumption that evidence cannot exist. So the disbeleif itself is not warranted, therefore irrational.
2006-11-16 05:22:59 · answer #4 · answered by The1andOnlyMule 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Atheists aren't against God however they don't share the theists belief in a God or Gods
Atheists are against blind belief which is the antithesis of rationality and reason...go try and twist that around into a paradox.
2006-11-16 05:47:30 · answer #5 · answered by CHEESUS GROYST 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your theory is logically flawed... HORRIBLY.
The entire basis of your question works under the assumption that every atheist denies God (which begs the question that God must exist). Atheists, in general, lack a belief in God. It is neither confirmation nor denial. It is simply a lack of belief in something (anything) that cannot be proven. Atheists also lack a belief in the invisible pink unicorn, the spaghetti monster, etc. Any paradox there?
Moving on to your old saying... Again you are begging the question that God exists AND that he is the author of this old saying. Quite an assumption, but we can go with it for the sake of argument. Being that God is the author of this statement, any paradox in relation is also the creation of him. In other words, God, being the author, is directly responsible for any paradox involved in this statement.
It seems as though you are trying to say that the stance of atheists (being against God) is futile and contradictory because someone cannot be against something or someone who, by their own definition, does not exist. That makes sense. However, your ignorance of what an atheist actually is has led you to this conclusion by following a path paved on false assumptions.
Now for a moment of clarity. Atheists lack a belief in anything that cannot be proven. They deny anything illogical, such as any validity in your walking paradox theory. Atheists are against things which are illogical, especially within a rational discussion/debate.
If the belief in your god is illogical, there is no reason to believe in him. This does not mean that he does not exist; it simply means that his existence, by definition, does not fall within the realm of logic and reason, and atheists will not believe in him accordingly.
If you insist that others should believe in this illogical and irrational god, the burden of proof falls on your shoulders. Arguing semantics and throwing out strawman attacks will not do anything to prove your case; it will only display your folly.
2006-11-16 05:44:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You kinda misdefined atheism there son. Atheists don't believe in god. We don't hate god, we're not mad at god, we just don't believe in god. I'd be ok with you saying I was against religion, but that's not really related to this topic. Basically, there's only a paradox because you created it.
2006-11-16 07:58:23 · answer #7 · answered by Phil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paradox?..isn't that like Dr Pratt and Dr Carter standing together? You know.... the Doctors from ER...they make a pair.
2006-11-16 06:20:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GW Bush has said the same thing regarding the war in Iraq. But does that make the WMDs real??
Beleiving in a omnisicent God who can see the past, present and future, but couldnt see the failure of his creation coming in advance is a much bigger paradox than Atheism.
2006-11-16 05:24:34 · answer #9 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Atheist is a term the religious created for the non-believers. I doubt Atheists go around justifying why they don't believe...and as such, no paradox.
Unlike the pro-life and pro-choice movements, as examples...there is no pro-God and anti-God movements. Atheists simply don't believe and aren't political about it. They may be political about their right not to believe, but that is a separate issue entirely.
2006-11-16 05:16:52 · answer #10 · answered by Gwydyon 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No one is denying the existence of the God theory. Atheists are against the theory itself.
2006-11-16 05:14:03 · answer #11 · answered by ÜFÖ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋