God may not be proven but their is no better hypothesis for the creation of the universe. so to disregard a theory without a better one requires a certain amount of faith in the beliefs they hold.
Atheists you must surely accept this
2007-03-29 14:15:42 · 31 answers · asked by fiddich59 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Just reasoning and logic.
2007-03-29 14:18:45 · answer #1 · answered by Maikeru 4 · 7⤊ 3⤋
WOW. I usually have no problem with atheists but some of the ones responding to this question are real assholes.
Why must you attack someone's beliefs? Why are you so positive you are correct? You all speak of the Big Bang Theory and evolution as if they have killed God. Are you really sure about that? Why did the Big Bang happen? How could the entire universe come from a single point that exploded for no known reason? How could something come from nothing? As far as anyone know, there was a creator behind it all. I find it very unintelligent and unscientific of you God hating atheists to dismiss that possibility.
I dare any of you to explain how something called the cosmological constant can be as fine tuned as it is without the need for a creator to do the tuning. The ONLY answer science has for it at this point is something called the multiverse. Look it up if you don't know what I'm talking about. The thing about the multiverse is that there is zero evidence that other universes exist. It is impossible to observe them yet scientists would rather believe in it rather than a creator.
It requires just as much FAITH to believe in what science wants you to believe as it does for theists to believe in what they believe.
To the God hating atheists, stop being so disrespectful and arrogant. You're giving other atheists a bad name.
2007-03-29 14:55:43 · answer #2 · answered by Nicholas G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There certainly IS a better hypothesis for the creation of the CONTENT of the universe than the one clung to by theists. Do not doubt that for one second!
Thus, atheists are NOT disregarding a theory (the one about there being a god) without there being a better one - a MUCH better one.
I have faith. I have faith in the facts and I have zero faith in there being an invisible supernatural entity having anything at all to do with creation, with life on this planet (or anywhere else yet to be discovered) and certainly not in controlling the destiny of anyone.
I also have a degree of faith in Spell-Check. I have a lot of faith in the value of education.
Need I go on?
Theists, you must surely accept this - to paraphrase your final point.
2007-03-29 14:33:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not believing requires no faith what so ever. The best theory on how the universe came to be, based on the evidence, is the Big Bang theory. The creationists hypothesis is based on a fairytale.
A scientific theory trumps an unsupported hypothesis.
2007-03-29 14:54:19 · answer #4 · answered by CD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only faith that atheism requires is in ONES SELF which is the only faith that anyone should have. Apart from that No it requires no faith to be atheist since atheism is an absence of belief in gods. Not a positive belief that one doesn't exist. They appear to be the same from an external observer but they really aren't.
2007-03-29 14:25:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Belief in anything requires faith. And scientific theories regarding the origins of the universe are credible, whether we want to accept them or not.
Besides, why is it so far-fetched to think that God created everything through a big bang?
2007-03-29 14:24:59 · answer #6 · answered by I'm Still Here 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big Bang / Inflationary Universe *is* the *better theory*; and the ToE for the vast diversity of life (but your use of "hypothesis" is a most appropriate term for creationism).
I'm surprised at the naivete of your question... Do you truly think that *we* think there's nothing better than some God?
And of course, Atheists surely *do not* accept your statement.
2007-03-29 14:21:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, there is a much better theory regarding the creation of the universe. The big bang theory. There is no proof that any god had anything to do with creation so it is theism that requires faith, not Atheism.
2007-03-29 14:19:54 · answer #8 · answered by SDTerp 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
To start with I think there are better explanations out there.
But, for the purpose of answering this, supposing there were not. Should I believe in one hypothesis just for the lack of another?
Should I believe the moon is made of cheese just because no-one has a better hypothesis?
If I were to believe that God created the universe which God would it be anyway?
What is wrong with just believing we do not know the answer?
2007-03-29 14:23:16 · answer #9 · answered by SonoranDesertGirl 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, it just requires the confidence to not have all of the answers. The search for them is fascinating.
And questions tend to be higher quality when you don't assume that you already know the answer.
Your hypothesis is faulty because it's based on inaccurate assumptions. Surely you must be able to accept this if enough of us tell you.
2007-03-29 14:24:02 · answer #10 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are better explanations. Even if we aren't positive about how the universe was created, that doesn't mean we should smile and take whatever stupid explanation a book written thousands of years ago gives us.
My 'faith' is that science can prove anything, and it can prove how the universe was created.
2007-03-29 14:20:49 · answer #11 · answered by ....... 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋