Atheists: What's a reason why there can not be any Gods?

Question

(besides lack of physical evidence, or logical reasoning)

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Answer 1

If there were ny then I don't think there would be so much unjustice in the world..

Answer 2

Without lack of physical evidence or logical reasoning??? How else do you suggest determining if a god is real or not? Not to use our minds? Gee, I thought you were asking a cosmological question, which usually requires thought to answer.

But here is the answer to your question - using a few items from the fantasy world (since you prohibit using straight logic)

This argument sounds like the unicorns and dragons. Can you prove there are no unicorns or dragons anywhere? Of course you can't. And I can easily make up stories that tell of unicorns creating the stars and dragons making the sun. And I suspect if I told you I had both living in my kitchen, you would probably want to see them for yourself as proof.

We believe in things that have evidence of their existence. Unfortunately, I have not seen any verifiable proof for any god's existence.

Here is an example of what I mean.by verifiable proof. If make an argument for a god, and I can make the same argument by substituting the word dragon or unicorn for the word god, and it does not sounds plausible, it is not a verifiable proof. But if I was to show you a walking, fire breathing dragon or a majestic unicorn, that would be a verifiable proof.

I'm just asking you play by the same rules when you argue for the existence of a god.

Rob

Answer 3

The total lack of any evidence makes it very unlikely that there is one. No evidence means that it is a wild guess and that never works out.

So what is the reason that you don't believe in the Invisible Pink Unicorn besides the lack of physical evidence or logical reasoning? When you answer that in your head, that is what I think about god.

Answer 4

Well,I'm an agnostic,but am completely skeptical of religion.Why?Well,I remember back to my childhood,and I couldn't conceive of the type of God religion imposed on people.Religions come up from other people's views,not by pure natural cause...and frankly,the ideas sound like hooey.I can't believe someone would be tortured for eternity by not following Jesus.That would mean many altruistic souls would suffer.I just can't make sense of it.Though,I am open to the idea of a mysterious creator.Well,because we don't know how life really started or if it ever REALLY started at all.

Edit:Here's a reason that some atheists will give,There is no need for a God being.Life just is...and even if there was a God,God would just...be.

Answer 5

As an atheist, I will say this: I don't know if there are "gods" or not; I just do not believe in the obviously man-made gods that most religious people worship.

The universe is so vast and huge and complex, earth is like one speck of sand on an entire planet. The various gods, especially the christian, catholic, muslim and jewish versions of gods don't measure up to account for all of the real "creation", the universe and its untold millions of galaxies, each with billions of stars. Humans are mammals, just like dogs and monkeys and cows; we evolved into a higher life form, so many people think we must be "chosen" or godlike. What arrogance!

Answer 6

I'm not falling into this trap. Logically, the one with more beliefs has the onus of providing proof, not the person with fewer beliefs. You're the one with the hypothesis that there is a god and I can't prove a negative so the ball's in your court. What's a reason there can be one (besides the Bible says or I believe).

Answer 7

All the teachings about God, angels, devils, the trinity, heaven, etc call for a strong belief in the supernatural. To me, there is no supernatural. Everything is right out in the open. We might not be able to explain some things, but scientists are coming up with more and more answers all the time.
I not only do not believe in gods, I also do not believe in the evil eye, casting of spells, fortune tellers, psysics, angels, fairies, nothing supernatural.
If it's supernatural, it's just plain superstition to me.

Answer 8

No reason. There certainly could be. But, if logical reasoning is out the door, then there's no reason why there couldn't be a life-sized purple ceramic elephant orbiting Neptune. That doesn't mean I'm going to start believing that such an entity exists.

Answer 9

Why do people constantly expect Atheists to prove that there is not a God? That's asking them to prove a negative. The burden of proof is on those who maintain that there is a God.
Many people on this board dismiss evolution as something created by man, and criticize proponents of evolution for not being open to other theories. However the same anti evolution people are unwilling to consider the possibility that God was created by man in an effort to bring some order to a chaotic existence.

Answer 10

Per se, there is no reason why there SHOULDN'T be a god, just like there is no reason why I SHOULDN'T win the lottery tomorrow (memo to self - buy a ticket this time).

However, the probability of me winning is very small, I think about 14 million to one.

Likewise, after many thousands of years of searching, nobody has ever come up with any evidence they DO exist.

Answer 11

Somebody may have stated this earlier, but you cannot prove a negative. Most people who call themselves athiest don't believe there is no God. Instead, due to the lack of evidence to support the claim that there is one, they say it's highly unlikely that there is. A devout athiest who says absolutely without a doubt there is no God just because there is no evidence is placing their faith in the lack of evidence to state an absolute, and thefore they are not much better than the folks who believe there is a God due to their faith in the writings and teachings of people who tell them it's true. Instead, athiests will tell you the burden of proof isn't on them in proving God doesn't exist but the burden of proof should be on proving that he does.