How many athiest's would really believe if given a sign?

Question

I'll let this question answer for itself and the times we live in.

Here you go i show 4 real things.
I have no fear ppl.
Wanna be fools it's up to you.
A fool defined by my bible is someone who doesn't believe.
You are just about all of you athiest by choice. Not because you don't know better.
You hate me? Hate christians..Come do something about it if you think God has no ppower.
Here's my address:
I have no fear when Jesus Walks beside me cause ii'm sheltered in the arms of God

9 Moffitt Hill Rd.
Old Fort, N.C.

Let's have it then......big guy

Answer 1

I think I agree with you-but, what would be considered a sign? The fact that Israel became a nation in 1948 should ""!! shock !!"" the whole world into at least being curious about the Bible. If any educated person knew just a little history about Christian thought and anti-Christian thought, they would know that Israel disappeared from the maps in 70 A.D. It was completely destroyed and the name changed to Palestine.It vanished for 1878 years. Many Bible haters said the Bible was wrong because of predictions it made about the Jews and the nation of Israel. If there was no Israel how could the prophecies come true. Since there was no Israel and any remaining Jews were scattered all over the globe -then the Bible had to be wrong. That all changed dramatically since 1948. That was a big sign-and it is recorded in history for anyone to check out. What about Israel's wars? This last skirmish in Lebanon does not quiet tell the story-Israel was more interested in keeping innocent people from being killed that they did not do an effective job-and they were perceived as weak or impotent. If that is what anyone believes, then they are sadly mistaken. Look at the 1967 war. Israel (smaller than Mobile county in Alabama) was attacked by Syria, Jordan, Egypt and two other countries ( I can't remember) allied with them. Israel was outnumbered in the air by more than 100 to 1, and on land by more than 1000 to 1 in man power, not counting the tanks and artillery. It was impossible for Israel to survive. But, not only did they survive, they defeated all those countries, humiliated them and took territory. This was a big sign. Yet, people just refuse to believe. I don't know what it would take to convince those who intend ignore these facts.

Answer 2

If there was a god, and he gave a clear and obvious sign:

e.g. came down from heaven, and told everyone "HERE I AM!"

Once scientists had checked to make sure it wasn't a global hallucination or whatever, then being logical minded people, we would go, "fair enough, you were right. well done".

However, that doesn't, and won't happen, because your imaginary character can't perform miracles or anything, due to his lack of existence.


The most interesting thing about religion, is that it actively discourages using your own logic and common-sense. (Why would a God give you these traits if he didn't want you to use them).

When something arises that science can't explain however, we look into it. We actively try and find the answer. We'll even scrap theories (like the world was flat) once we get better proof.

Religion is being squeezed into a tighter and tighter box, with science finding out more and more answers every day. It's being picked away at until one day, there will be nowhere left to hide, except for blind denial.

Answer 3

"A sign"?

Do you mean like a pleasant coincidence, or a real god who actually appears and demonstrates his godhood? Vast difference.

Atheists do not mistake natural events for evidence of the supernatural, so if by "a sign" you mean just "something I don't have an explanation for", I wouldn't expect atheists to start believing on that basis. Heck, it already happens all the time, but that's not evidence for the existence of a god - it's just evidence that human beings don't know everything (a result that believers seem far too arrogant to accept).

If there really were evidence - if a god were really to appear and demonstrate his godhood - I think that the vast majority of atheists would become believers. Why wouldn't we?

Answer 4

It depends how logical, reasonable, and overall intelligent that sign was. If hell, heaven, and God were as empirical to an Atheists as a chair, table, and sofa, I'm sure most Atheists would believe in hell, heaven, and God.

If the reason Atheists do not believe in God is because they believe there lacks sufficient evidence for that belief, then, obviously, this "sign" would have to be considered "sufficient evidence."

A simple "experience" is not "sufficient evidence." The human mind constantly fools itself - it's called delusion.

If you want Atheists to become faithful SHOW THEM SOME PROOF.

A "sign" is not "proof," for it can be interpreted in many ways, and is not always concrete enough to render one simple manner of interpretation.

Enough said.

Answer 5

It depends on the sign. So far, there haven't been any convincing ones. If there was a god, and that god wanted to give people a sign, I'm sure he could figure out one that everybody would get.

Answer 6

What sort of sign? Some Christians think they hear signs from god every time they have gas. So some actual proof would be required.

Answer 7

If real testable, reproducible evidence emerged that proved the existence of a god, then of course I would have to accept it. But I doubt very much that it would ever happen

Answer 8

What kind of sign? God in the flesh, born as a tiny, naked helpless baby in the arms of teenaged "sinners", who grew into a man, healed the sick, fought injustice, pointed people to God, and ultimately crucified on a Roman cross?

Answer 9

" If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss Bank." Woody Allen

Answer 10

Wouldn't you have to be a bit stupid a bit ignorant to actually consider a random happening a sign of anything?

OH right, I forgot you're a theist so thats exactly how you think. OK, gotcha.