How could one believe there is no G-D?

Question

Do athiests actually contemplate the numerous possibilities as to what existence could have been. Had only bacteria existed--that is still existence. Had the earth magically came into existence--that is existence too. But there is much more than just bacteria and the earth. There are humans who are rational and can seek meaning and truth. Out of all possibilities of what we could have been--simply the earth--maybe all insects--maybe just the Big Bang Hole itself--we came into existence as rational humans who seem to have a purpose in life. How could this be so coincidential?

Answer 1

I am an atheist because I don't believe in deities and the word atheist describes this state of disbelief. I don't believe in deities because no argument or evidence presented to me in support of their existence has been convincing.


1. Biology adequately describes life and emotions without appealing to mystical invisible dieties

2. Astronomy adequately describes the formation of stars/planets/universe/etc without appealing to mystical invisible dieties

3. Geology adequately describes the evolution of the Earth, land formations, etc without appealing to mystical invisible dieties

4. Psychology describes the human psyche better than appealing to mystical invisible dieties

5. Appealing to mystical invisible dieties is an appeal to ignorance

6. There's no physical evidence for the existence of mystical invisible dieties

7. A myriad of mystical invisible dieties have been posited by emphatically superstitious societies and have been proven to be products of overly active imaginations (today's religion is tomorrow's myth) and ignorance.

8. Believing in mystical invisible dieties seems to become quite absurd when those who posit the mystical invisible dieties begin explaining why and how they exist in the face of contradictory physical evidence (apologetics).

9. As scientific knowledge increases, the role of the mystical invisible dieties oddly gets pushed further and further back.

10. Mystical invisible dieties are mystical invisible dieties (ie can never be found by empirical methods)

That should be enough to get you started.

Answer 2

That fact that an individual insufficiently comprehends how the world works doesn't validate the existence of God.

Take the following proof for example. There are two people. Person Y is blind. Person X can see. Person X knows there is a chair 5yds away. Person Y has no knowledge of this chair.
Person Y then assumes that the chair does not exist.
Person Y believes the chair does not exist.
The chair still exists independent of Person Y's perception and Person X can attest to that.

Similarly, the complexities of the universe unfold independent of human comprehension. The past is beyond human comprehension. The future is beyond human comprehension. The Universe exceeds our scope. There are infinite things we'll never know nor understand. What does that prove?
It proves that there are infinite things that we'll never know nor understand.
Where does God factor into that? God becomes humankind's way to relate to everything humans can't answer. Even when answers already exist and people with access to this knowledge like Person X can demonstrate the ways and means of certain subsets of complexity, those that are unaware shall still turn to God as the explanation to 'mysteries' rather than accepting the fact that they personally do not know the answer or the 'how?'.
Although it is impossible to know everything, one can still learn how some things are so sophisticated. Logic, methodology (the scientific method), research, observation, interpretation, testing, and empiricism are tools that help human beings understand their environment better.
If you want to know of bacteria and evolution, take some evolutionary biology courses. Regardless of the theory, the biology course will help you understand the processes better. Organic Chemistry is another course I recommend for seeking your 'answers' to life's sophistication. Ethology is another pertinent topic.
Then you'll find at last that coincidences are just concurrent.

Answer 3

I'm trying to understand what your saying with existence. I'm Atheist but I can say I know we exist. I can also say that a god did not have to bring us in to existence just because we are rational. Being rational just allows us to make decisions, and many times those decisions are not correct. Rationality can ba a curse, for example, I think that the only rational decision to make is that there is no god while you disagree.

Answer 4

Without proof, its just fanciful thinking. To say that the bible says so is not proof. To look at the sunset, butterflies, and complex human organisms is not proof. To say that there is intelligent design to the universe or mankind can't explain why there were over 15 hominids that didn't make it, most notably the Neandertals. What are we, the new and improved models? What of the diseases, parasites, predations, child rape and existence of evil in the world?

It reminds me of the movie "The God's Must Be Crazy," where an African Tribesman finds a Coke bottle in the desert. I find parallels between his thinking and the modern day Theist very similar...."hmmm, bottle fall from heaven, must be God," and "hmmm, look at the beautiful sunsets, birds, complex human oranisms, must be God." Both are explaining one unknown with another, but proving nothing.

But, alas, there's a scientific reason for our belief in god using CAVE MAN logic, it's in our genes. To survive in a hostile environment, our primitive barbarian ancestors developed a god to believe in, to give them succor in time of peril and to cushion them from the despairing future of their utter death and annihilation.

Answer 5

The God vs no-God matter needn't answer physics per se; just b/c I don't have an answer for the origin of the planet doesn't give me the blank check to claim God (or the Easter Bunny) willed it into existence.
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I don't 'believe' there is no God; I don't 'believe' in belief. Faith isn't a valid source of knowledge.

I have confidence [not belief - meaning unsubstantiated & arbitrary whims] about what is and is not. There is simply no evidence for God. There's equal evidence for countless arbitrary claims throughout history & within our culture.

Answer 6

Unfortunately the acts perpetrated by those claiming to be Christians are often enough to turn people off the Bible. The hubris and ignorance exhibited by those who purport to be footstep followers of a Christ they clearly know nothing about does such harm.

Answer 7

I do not believe in G-D. I do believe in GOD.
The purpose of life is do God's will. It is more than going to church every Sunday. It could be as simple as being at a certain place and time.Maybe you are destined to lead a great army into battle. Maybe God wants you to be rich for the benefit of other people.
This next part is my personal belief. I believe the earth is a training ground for us.We are here to become a better person and spirit.

Answer 8

It's not about coincidence. Its understandable to think that many can cope with the idea that there is a God and we are here to serve his purpose. But what purpose is that? Are we really here to be born and die? We only know what we see and read. We don't know what else is out there. There has to be more to explain this life, this universe. There has to be.

Answer 9

It takes two people with conflicting views to debate the merits of anything and their individual opinions are a combination of life experience, knowledge and each ones ability to weigh up all of this to rationalise their own existence.
I prefer to acknowledge that there is a God..
Those who do not concieve a higher power are either stupidly in denial, or consciously aware that they are so low on self esteem that they will elect themselves intellectually superior to thousands of years of wisdom from all cultures.
Why I wonder are these Athiests with all their intelligence so unrepresented in the world of politics and culture......
could it be that the rest of the wise world see them as shallow keepers of trivial information.

Answer 10

What kind of belief is negation? No belief needed; just evidence. Your argument from incredulity and your" god of the gap "arguments are too vapid to even be wrong.