Christians: can you prove atheists exist?

Answer 1

I can prove atheists don't exist...I don't believe in atheists. This isn't because I haven't met people who claim the title, but because such a person cannot be. Let's imagine that you are a professing atheist. I will ask you two questions: First, do you know the combined weight of all the sand on all the beaches of Hawaii? I think I can safely assume that you don't. This brings us to the second question: Do you know how many hairs are on the back of a fully grown male Tibetan yak? Probably not. I think, therefore, that it is reasonable for me to conclude that there are some things you don't know. It is important to ask these questions because there are some people who think they know everything.

Let's say that you know an incredible one percent of all the knowledge in the universe. To know 100 percent, you would have to know everything. There wouldn't be a rock in the universe that you would not be intimately familiar with, or a grain of sand that you would not be aware of. You would know everything that has happened in history, from that which is common knowledge to the minor details of the secret love life of Napoleon's great-grandmother's black cat's fleas. You would know every hair of every head, and every thought of every heart. All history would be laid out before you, because you would be omniscient (all-knowing).

Bear in mind that one of the greatest scientists who ever lived, Thomas Edison, said, "We do not know a millionth of one percent about anything." Let me repeat: Let's say that you have an incredible one percent of all the knowledge in the universe. Would it be possible, in the ninety-nine percent of the knowledge that you haven't yet come across, that there might be ample evidence to prove the existence of God? If you are reasonable, you will be forced to admit that it is possible. Somewhere, in the knowledge you haven't yet discovered, there could be enough evidence to prove that God does exist.

Let's look at the same thought from another angle. If I were to make an absolute statement such as, "There is no gold in China," what is needed for that statement to be proven true? I need absolute or total knowledge. I need to have information that there is no gold in any rock, in any river, in the ground, in any store, in any ring, or in any mouth (gold filling) in China. If there is one speck of gold in China, then my statement is false and I have no basis for it. I need absolute knowledge before I can make an absolute statement. Conversely, for me to say, "There is gold in China," I don't need to have all knowledge. I just need to have seen a speck of gold in the country, and the statement is then true.

To say categorically, "There is no God," is to make an absolute statement. For the statement to be true, I must know for certain that there is no God in the entire universe. No human being has all knowledge. Therefore, none of us is able to truthfully make this assertion.

If you insist upon disbelief in God, what you must say is, "Having the limited knowledge I have at present, I believe that there is no God." Owing to a lack of knowledge on your part, you don't know if God exists. So, in the strict sense of the word, you cannot be an atheist. The only true qualifier for the title is the One who has absolute knowledge, and why on earth would God want to deny His own existence?

The professing atheist is what is commonly known as an "agnostic"--one who claims he "doesn't know" if God exists. It is interesting to note that the Latin equivalent for the Greek word is "ignoramus." The Bible tells us that this ignorance is "willful" (Psalm 10:4). It's not that a person can't find God, but that he won't. It has been rightly said that the "atheist" can't find God for the same reason a thief can't find a policeman. He knows that if he admits that there is a God, he is admitting that he is ultimately responsible to Him. This is not a pleasant thought for some.

It is said that Mussolini (the Italian dictator), once stood on a pinnacle and cried, "'God, if you are there, strike me dead!" When God didn't immediately bow to his dictates, Mussolini then concluded that there was no God. However, his prayer was answered some time later.

Answer 2

The best way to uncover truth is to dismiss what is false--Man has created over 8,000 Gods---as new Gods were created we dismissed the previous ones--.
As we now know the earth is NOT flat & standing on pillars as the Jewish God claims--& with each new fossil discovery we realize that the Genesis accounts of creation are fantasy--so perhaps the Jewish God is next in line for deletion .Allah wrongly asserts the sun sets in a pool of mud--In the NT--Paul says that Christian women who refuse to wear a veil covering their head deserve to have their hair shaved off.
One can only conclude it's time to create a few more contemporary Gods--the ones we have now are stale,stupid,barbaric--& way past their use-by date!!

Answer 3

Can I drink to this question, too?

Stakekawa...you seriously need to open your sweet little eyes and view the world as an adult. I am an atheist...a real life breathing A T H E I S T....and if there were a god, especially YOUR god...I would not worship such an evil, murdering, racist, misogynist being....

Answer 4

I just know agnostics do exist-- for they are ones who do not KNOW if there is a God or not.
But one cannot say there is no God- that is a factual statement they are making, without proof there is no God, so therefore they are really agnostic, they just do not know if there is or not.
HOWEVER Romans 1:20 says clearly that no one will have an excuse come judgment day because God has shown Himself in creation- and by what has been made.

Answer 5

is this a serious question? cause I'm more leaning to PROOF doesn't exist, as one can only cause the majority to agree with one's perception of reality based on related objects or supposed happenings.

as for the "everyone deep-down believes there's a God", I don't fully concur, as well, if people can have 100% unbreakable faith in God, they can have absolute unbreakable faith that He doesn't exist.

Answer 6

On a philosophical level, atheists have faith in science as a "god". Meaning, they can only hope that theories like evolution and big bang will become more and more evident with more and more experiements. Believers have a faith in God that will bring events to come.

Answer 7

Nothing and nobody exists inherently, however everyone and everything is a "heap of parts" we label according to our individual perceptions.

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Answer 8

In a sense, anything or one or principle that is the highest good or goal in aperson's life is his or her god. In that sense there are no atheists.

Answer 9

Yeah, I'm waiting for this 'proof', also.

Answer 10

Deep down I think they believe.Why else do they go on ,and on trying to disprove God.

Answer 11

No atheists are a myth.