Please give me solid evidence there is no God. Don't twist this into me having to give you evidence. It is time to hear a solid arguement defending Atheism.
2006-12-20 09:40:51 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Atheism and religions are cop-outs. We can't prove there is a god and we can't prove there isn't a god, so some people choose atheism because that's more comfortable for them than living by someone's made-up rules about how god wants them to be, and it's a lot more comfortable than sitting on the fence with half a mind to believe in god and half a mind not to believe.
Other people choose different religions based on cultural biases or heritage or personal preferences. Many people have personal expereinces of god/ess and therefor know in their hearts that there is a divine being. Those personal experiences may convince them of the existence of a divine being but cannot be regarded as proof of such to anyone but themselves.
I know from my experience that there is more to life than this life we have now, and that I can die and then return to this life or reincarnate in any life I choose.. At the time I die I directly experience god/ess. But since no religion has beliefs that agree with my experiences I choose not to belong to any religion. If I had to choose a religion then I might choose 'The Church Within' which comes close to some of what I believe in a general fashion, that is, each one of us is a divine being in our own rights and we should recognize the divinity in ourselves and in all others and honor that divinity because we are all one, sprung from a common origin or source.
2006-12-20 10:13:04 · answer #1 · answered by greg.gourdian 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The bible was written by man.Nobody knows who actually wrote it.It has been translated from a language which on occassion has no direct translation into English.
If you ask 10 people what a certain passage means you will get 10 different answers.
The different Christian denominations cannot even decide among themselves what is right as they each interpret the bible differently.
And yes.The burden of proof is on the claimant.You cannot show me solid evidence of god and I cannot show you solid evidence that there is no god as it impossible to prove a negative.
Man made god,not the other way around
2006-12-20 09:50:37 · answer #2 · answered by rosbif 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It's not something you can give solid proof for, just like there is no solid proof for this existance of god. Thoughout the ages, religion has been used to explain what science can't, and to keep down the lower classes. As we continue to make greater and greater advancements in science, we find ourselves questioning things that were once held as solid fact, such as Adam and Eve. While religion may have been a necessity in the past, it is now obsolete.
2006-12-20 10:32:42 · answer #3 · answered by Kathe H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It seems extremely unlikely that there is an invisible, intangible entity of astronomical proportions which has plans to torture me for all eternity simply because I do not believe in it. There is no evidence for the existence of this or any deity.
Have you ever heard the argument known as the Riddle of Epicuris? -- it goes like this:
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?
Therefore the all Knowing, all powerful, all loving god is logically impossible.
If he allows tsunamis and hurricanes to kill thousands; if he allows bad men to rape women; if he even allows evil to exist in the world, then:
1) he can't be all loving, or
2) he can't know about it, or
3) he's not powerful enough to stop it.
You can have two out of these three, but not all three.
Here's another thought: If god existed, then he would make damned sure that everybody believed in him. Don't tell me about free will. If god is real, then the only will that matters is his (and btw, isn't that one of your most basic prayers -- "not my will but thine be done"?).
Your god, if it existed, has had 44 years to convince me of its existence; plus it had the help of my devout Catholic family and most of the people I meet every day; but I'm still an atheist.
If you make an assertion ("Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared", "Women are irrational", "God exists") then you have to back it up. You offer nothing to back up your assertion that god exists. It's not "twisting" to insist on evidence.
2006-12-20 10:27:33 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You're the one doing the "twisting". Burden of proof is on the claimant, sorry. That's just how it works, no matter how hard you try to shift it.
What would you want, anyway? It's already proven that the universe was not created in six days, there was never a global flood, and two of every animal in the world can't fit on a tiny little boat. What do you want? You can't disprove something that's imaginary unless the imaginer allows you to. So tell me how to build a god-o-meter and I'll build one and show you, but until then, you need to stfu.
2006-12-20 09:48:18 · answer #5 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Why should anyone have to give you solid proof. You say you won't give them solid proof in your beliefs. Every individual has the right to choose what is right for them. It is not for you to judge their choice for their life. You don't live it. Be content with your own choices.
Likewise it is my choice to believe that there is no solid empirical evidence that either supports the existence of a deities or that disproves the existence of deities. My life, my choice.
Have a nice day.
2006-12-20 09:47:36 · answer #6 · answered by genaddt 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Some people just cannot base their morals and outlooks on life based on faith. Faith being defined as "belief that is not based on proof" according to dictionary.com. Some people are fact driven and need hard evidence there is a god. I'm not asking you for it because there is no way to give it. God is nothing more than falsifiable evidence. Not everybody can base there life on that....Until the rapture comes....then they shall repent.
2006-12-20 10:20:13 · answer #7 · answered by Zack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no solid evidence that there's no gods. There couldn't be. We're unable at this point to search the entire universe looking for some.
There's just no evidence that there is any god...or a santa clause......or invisible pink unicorns....or smurfs.
I'm gonna have to go with logic and common sense on this one.
2006-12-20 09:44:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
When's the last time you saw him? When's the last anyone has?
I think people choose not to buy into religon because there is no solid evidence to support god. It's like what you are doing, only reverse.
You can't believe there isn't a god and they can't believe there is.
2006-12-20 09:44:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
I didn't choose atheism. I began with a basis of no beliefs and simply found no significant evidence compelling me to follow any certain set of beliefs pertaining to a god or gods.
Atheism is the default. You have to add to your belief system to follow any god religion. I just didn't find anything worth adding.
It's not so much I've found evidence against God, but that I haven't found evidence FOR God.
2006-12-20 09:44:47 · answer #10 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋