Are atheists hypocrites for believing in a planet they can't see, but not God?

Question

Scientists (and everyone else) can't see Gliese 581 C directly, but they detected its presence indirectly by observing its effect on objects near it.

Christians can't see God directly, but we see His presence by observing His effect on our lives. And these are not just works of our imaginations. They are real, observable verifiable effects.

Answer 1

15 During recent centuries, men of science have given much time to studying the works of creation. What have they concluded? One of the pioneers in the field of electricity, the well-known British physicist Lord Kelvin, declared: “I believe the more thoroughly science is studied the further does it take us from anything compared to atheism.” The European-born scientist Albert Einstein, though reputed to be an atheist, confessed: “It is enough for me to . . . reflect upon the marvelous structure of the universe, which we can dimly perceive, and to try humbly to comprehend even an infinitesimal part of the intelligence manifest in nature.” The American scientist and Nobel prize winner Arthur Holly Compton said: “An orderly unfolding universe testifies to the truth of the most majestic statement ever uttered—‘In the beginning God.’” He was quoting the opening words of the Bible.

16 Rulers of mighty nations may boast of their intelligence and scientific accomplishments in the conquest of outer space. But how insignificant their space satellites are when compared with the moon that orbits the earth, and the planets that orbit the sun! How puny the achievements of these mortal men in comparison with Jehovah’s creation of billions of heavenly galaxies, each containing billions of suns like our own, and his grouping and setting them in space for measureless time! (Psalm 19:1, 2; Job 26:7, 14) It is no wonder that Jehovah regards men as mere grasshoppers, and mighty nations “as nothing.”—Isaiah 40:13-18, 22.

17 Do you live in a house? Probably you did not build the house yourself, nor do you know who did. However, the fact that you do not know the builder would not prevent you from accepting the truth that some intelligent person built it. To reason that the house built itself would appear very foolish! Since the great universe, and everything in it, required infinitely greater intelligence for its construction, is it not reasonable to conclude that there must be an Intelligent Creator? Truly, only the senseless one would say in his heart, “There is no Jehovah.”—Psalm 14:1; Hebrews 3:4.

Answer 2

Once God dims the sun (just so we have a star that's nice and easily observable) for me at a regular rate and moves this star with his pull in a predictable way, then you'll have a case... If you have real observable, verifiable facts, why haven't they been verified?... Why has prayer proven to be statistically no different from non-prayer except in a few cases where the placebo effect could be demonstrated to place?...

Answer 3

Atheists are hypocrites about a few things, one they laugh at Christians for being "brainwashed" yet they are just as indoctrinated by their atheist brethren. Atheism used to be a form of free thinking, yes, but now many atheist let other people make up their minds for them, atheism will in no time have a true hierarchy, much like the one they so heavily criticize in the Church. Also atheists value evidence, yet some claim that a belief in Jesus is foolish, while believing Jesus is the son of God, is a matter of faith, there is much more evidence he existed than there is to the contrary. So the argument that Jesus did not exist, is contrary to the atheist "cannon" to believe in the side with the most evidence.

Answer 4

You know for a fact that there are planets in our universe, right? You know we are on a planet, right? God is a negative and there are no others like this God. We cant observe God nor do we have anything resembling him to conclude he exists. You just cant compare a metaphysical being with physical things.

Answer 5

The first time a respectable source of information like NASA mentions a hint about God, I'll sit up and take notice.

There's a guy works down the chip shop swears he's Elvis.

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Answer 6

Yes there are real observable effects on our life. You call it god. I call it the wind and the rain and the interaction of the human species and the collective consciousness of the Jungian mind. Any sufficiently advanced science is indistinguishable from magic or god.

Answer 7

This argument would only hold if the atheist in question didn't believe in deities ONLY because they never observed it with their eyes. I came to it quite another way; therefore this snarky little jab is nonsense.

Most atheists have more reasons for not believing in deities other than lack of visuals. Generally it amounts to, it makes no sense.

Answer 8

What metrics do you use in these observed effects? And what equations do you use to reach the conclusion that those effects actually point to god as a cause?

Answer 9

And that's why God heals amputees?

Sorry, but you can verify the existance of this planet yourself; anyone with mathematical skills can reproduce these results.

And yet, the most spiritual people in history have not been Christian. They have mostly been from assorted Eastern religions.

Not verifiable at all, I'm sorry but you lose this one.

Answer 10

Your real, observable, verifiable effects are the result of the bean and cheese burrito you ate for lunch.