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Or is your mind closed to that possibility?

Just wondering if you have an open mind...............

2006-12-11 01:04:37 · 18 answers · asked by skypiercer 4 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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Are you willing to believe in the evolution of man when there is undeniable proof already in the public domain and easy to find and understand or have someone explain to you without jabbering on about Miracles and God?

Of course IF you could prove the existence of GOD with out resorting to the supernatural with rational repeatable demonstrations under controlled conditions it wouldn't be a question!

But you can't so THAT'S WHY ATHEISTS DONT BELIEVE IN GOD IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!!

2006-12-11 01:13:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

I don't need "undeniable truth". There are lots of hypotheses that I think are highly probably true based on the internal consistency of the hypothesis and sufficient supporting, verifiable evidence and don't have "undeniable truth".

Let's consider just two (out of many possible) hypotheses: A) the Bible is truth, and B) the Bible is myth. The evidence in support of the first hypothesis is primarily 1) the Bible itself claims to be the word of God, and 2) millions of people believe these claims, and 3) many people claim to have felt God's presence. Note objective non-believers can independently verify 2) but 1) is circular reasoning and not verifiable, and 3) is subjective and there are alternate explanations for why people have those feelings.

For hypothesis B there is quite a bit of evidence. 1) Many of the stories in the bible have much in common with myths from other cultures and 2) the Bible makes claims about the history of the Earth and life on the Earth that are clearly contrary to solid verifiable evidence.

If you or anyone can produce *any* verifiable evidence in support of the Bible's claims about God then I will certainly examine the evidence and modify my beliefs. But the burden of proof is on you and other believers.

2006-12-11 01:29:40 · answer #2 · answered by Jim L 5 · 2 0

I find that we are slightly more open minded to experiences than most theists are, after all that is why a lot of us became atheists in the first place. We have an uncanny ability to explore possibilities that are otherwise overlooked by many.

So, if Odin, Thor, God, Allah, whoever presented us with undeniable truth of it being real 99.9999999% would believe.

2006-12-11 01:07:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3 0

If there is proof and it is undeniable then I'll be open to the idea. But nothing presented by theists has ever come remoteley close to being called proof, nevermind undeniable.

2006-12-11 01:19:11 · answer #4 · answered by Rabble Rouser 4 · 2 0

Sure. In the unlikely event that you should find convincing evidence.

Do you have an open enough mind to believe he may *not* exist?

Or do you get to have a closed mind since you believe in God?

Cuts both ways, pal.

2006-12-11 01:08:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6 0

Oh, please. Your commonplace for "uncomplicated" is actual quite susceptible. 2 specific factors: First, the place's your evidence that a virgin bore a son? The Bible claims it, yet there's no helping evidence. meaning that the "got here actual" area of your declare is unsupported. 2d, those prophecies at the instant are not with the help of any skill specific. hundreds of fakes have used this tactic: make a superb variety of obscure predictions, then declare to have been good approximately those which you will later greater healthful the information to, and overlook on the subject of something. Now, in case you had to modern one uncomplicated reality, you will possibly make precisely one specific prediction good now, approximately some experience that has not yet surpassed off. Care to attempt it? of direction not - when you consider which you at the instant are not attracted to evidence. you're basically like the "psychics". All you have finished right this is for example that your recommendations is closed to the reality. Later: permit's reiterate the main serious ingredient right here. You seem to have faith that the super selection (3 hundred) of prophecies makes your tale greater convincing. in reality precisely the different is actual. in case you prefer the story to be convincing, make precisely ONE prediction, make it specific, and maximum severely, make it on the subject of the destiny, not the previous. You get precisely 0 factors for "predicting" the previous, no count what proportion circumstances you do it, and you get precisely 0 factors for throwing out a laundry record of three hundred issues and then making a huge deal approximately those that arguably "come actual". provide us precisely _one_ prediction approximately something that has not surpassed off yet, make it specific, and then we are going to evaluate this. or you have have been given not something.

2016-10-14 11:04:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

You have undeniable truth? I suppose you also have the only correct belief and everyone else is wrong and will suffer because of it. Go see a shrink and stop bugging people

2006-12-11 01:07:37 · answer #7 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 1 0

the is no undeniable truth the christian follow a fairy tale writern by dead writers 2000yrs ago it is a con the worst thing on the planet the is no god

2006-12-11 01:15:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Yep.

Fortunately, no such thing will ever happen.

Your god hasn't presented himself, nor any evidence for his existence, for millennia.

If he truly wanted all atheists to believe in him, then he's a smart guy. (All-knowing, so I'm told.) He should know the evidence required to let everyone know that he exists... poorly-equipped and dim-witted apologetics apparently aren't enough.

2006-12-11 01:09:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4 0

Absolutely! I guess I am the doubting Thomas. I need proof! I feel bad that I am that way, I wish I could just believe, but I cant. It just isnt possible.

2006-12-11 01:08:35 · answer #10 · answered by jenniferaboston 5 · 2 0

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