Would Atheists believe in God if....?

Question

He was just seen as Love, Knowlege, and Nature? Instead of an old man in the sky who judges everyone?

((I hope this question does not offend anybody. I, myself, am Agnostic, and I am just searching for Truths))

Or would it be easier to believe?

Answer 1

No.

I would believe in love knowledge and nature though.

Answer 2

Does anyone actually believe that God is an old man in the sky?? I mean, I know he's commonly depicted that way... but come on, talk about ridiculous.

I personally believe that whatever the power known as "God" is, IS love, knowledge and nature. Basically the essence of what your "soul" is. Good, bad and indifferent.

Answer 3

Good Question...ur missing the whole point the man who judges you is actually love, knowlege and Nature...it doesn't matter if you believe in god what matter is that you believe is something pure and just like love because god is love and knowlege. He is the truth and everything or anything! I hope that makes sence! But you got it going... just be true to yourself and don't go looking for answers that may confuse you just stick to what you believe and be honest because all you need in life in love...if you love everything...and enjoy life you are in fact loving god even though you don't know it...Good LucK

Answer 4

Why do people think that God is an old man in Heavens?
I think it's some kind of pure energy, which has no location.
I think atheist will never believe in God, just because it is more comfortable for them to live that way. It is easier. Nobody puts an eye on you and you can do what you like.
But don't consider me to be very religious.
I'm not.

Answer 5

It would depend on whether or not the Atheist believed in Love. It should be apparent that nature and knowledge exist.

And I think God is not supposed to be seen as an "old man in the sky". I think God is portrayed as being omnipotent and non-human in form. Everywhere, unpalpable.

Answer 6

I accept only three things without proof:

1. Math & Logic are valid.
2. Observations, unaided and aided are valid, though aided observations must coincide with unaided observation and math (ie: microscopes are cool because the picture doesn't just suddenly jump, you get a narrower field of vision and an increase in resolution, in keeping with the theory of optics)
3. The supernatural, if it exists, does not interfere with the natural world.

Those three are necessary for any knowledge at all. Other than that... I want evidence or proof.

Answer 7

'queenmaev' has it spot on! I have been trying for years to to imagine any scenario at all that would prove to me that there is a God, that means any scenario at all!!
There is nothing at all that would convince me.
Conversely I cant think up any 'proof' that would convince believers that there was no God.
It will just have to fizzle out the same as all other religions and beliefs have, It will eventually be replaced by yet another set of rubbish, unless we can banish all religions from the face of the earth.

Answer 8

Like you I am agnostic, one of my parents was an atheist.
When talking to religious people about religion, I use the term God.
I tell them that what I mean by it,whatever it is which enables all that exists to exist, including them,me and the Earth. I think of it as nature if you like, but luck as well, but I don't give it a personality.
When they tell me that the religious book they follow is from God, I can agree all books are from God, because they all come from whatever it is which enable things to be, but I could pick up my child's noddy book and tell them that is from God.
I tell them that God could have made me believe in what they want me to believe, but enabled me to challenge their believe.

Your question asks atheists to do what I am prepared to do, call that which they think is responsible for things as they are, God. But this would be like accepting other peoples interpretation of that word. I have to explain what I mean by the word God, every time I do it, I would never expect all atheists to do the same.

It would take a different definition of God for most atheists to accept it, and if that word became acceptable to atheists, another word would come up to represent the deity for the believers to use.

Answer 9

In as much as I was not around to see how everything came into being (and neither were you),I say, "I don't know ..... YET!" To assume that some god, my less than intellectual ancestors made up, instantaneously farted the universe into being, is absurd. Changing the basic nature of a make-believe being does not make it any more real.

Answer 10

Atheists believe in all sorts of things that can't be proven.

Most of the scientists working in "string theory" are atheists. Do you know how many versions of string theory there are? ...And string theory can't be proven. It can't even be tested.

...But it's taught in colleges and universities all over the world.

In terms of evidence it has less credibility than anything coming out of the intelligent design movement. But mainstream science embraces it...

Atheists take a lot on faith. They just don't have faith in anything that takes them off the throne. :) Atheism isn't about lacking evidence for God. It's about a preoccupation with autonomy.... and it's born and bred in insecurity.

Answer 11

I am not an Atheist. In fact, my faith is quite strong. However, I do not believe in an old man in the sky who judges everyone.

You might be interested in looking into the principals of Taoism. I'm sure you can find plenty of info using your favorite search engine. You might find the philosophy as well as their concept of the divine to be enlightening.