Why do so many non-believers insist on proof of God's existence?

Question

All it takes is just a moment of time to look out the window and see the flowers in bloom or hear the birds singing. Look into the face(s) of your children or gaze at the stars.

I know I am about to receive a multitude of harsh answers and comments. And that is just fine with me.

If people want proof that God is real, I have an idea. Instead of bashing Christians and trying to incite an angry response from believers, just ask God personally. I promise you that He will answer you in the same manner you ask. You may not like the answer, but then did you always like the answers your biological parents gave? Yet you won't deny their existence.

Hmmmm...

Think about that for a minute.

Answer 1

No harshness from me. I am an atheist that has never asked for proof of your god. I know you can't prove it, and that's fine. That's why it's called faith :)

And you and I.. we see the same things out the window. Like you I find it beautiful and breathtaking and awe-inspiring. I just don't believe it was created by a god. I see the faces of my children as they gaze at the stars; I also hear their questions about what a star is made of, how old it is, how far away it is, does that star have planets. I do not find their appreciation of the magnificence of the sky to be rendered any less because they do not ask "Did God make them."

And no offense, but I would ask god personally if it didn't make me feel like a complete fool for talking to empty air. As an atheist, that's what it would amount to.

Answer 2

It's not possible to prove concretely if god in general does or doesn't exist. I think it is possible to show that God (the judeo-christian version, more than likely does not exist). Providing my proof/argument agaisnt the christian God would require multiple pages and I'm not here to try and change anyone's mind. Because I'm smart enough to realize that hard proof cannot be given in either direction, I take the agnostic atheist stance. I don't believe in a god (so that makes me an atheist), but I also don't believe it's possible to completely prove one way or the other (which makes me agnostic; meaning without knowledge of god). I can think of many ways in which a theist would be able to prove that God exists, although none have suceeded. However, how would you expect an atheist to be able to prove that something doesn't exist? Should the theist must also be required to prove that gods they don't believe in don't exist? It would seem to follow that they'd have to also show that we weren't created by aliens or the noodly apendage of the flying spagetti monster. At what point would lack of evidence be justifiable as adequate proof of non-existence for you? Personally, it took quite a bit before I decided there was a lot less reason to believe than not to beleive, the amount of "proof" necessary depends on the person. Nero, if everything must have a cause/mover then god would also need to be caused/moved.

Answer 3

The flowers blooming and birds singing that I see is only proof of the existence of flowers and birds. It in no way proves that the Bible is true. And in fact, their are claims made about the universe that are demonstrably false, yet were widely believed to be true a few thousand years ago when people did not have access to telescopes and satellites and other scientific instruments we have today. The Bible also makes claims of supernatural phenomena that haven't been objectively confirmed to happen in modern times. This is all compelling evidence that the Bible was written by people.

Your idea that we should just "ask good personally" to answer is silly. If I asked you to ask Zeus "personally" to answer you to prove he exists, would you? Or do you only ask your God to answer you because you already believed he exists, and then when the thought that he might answer somehow caused an emotional response, you interpreted that as an answer?

By the way, I don't insist on "proof". Proof only exists in formal mathematics. But I do insist on some objective evidence, and you provide absolutely no objective evidence. Your feelings are purely subjective, and no more trustworthy than the rantings of others that you would dismiss as craziness.

Answer 4

Even if the existence of the stuff you listed proved there was a god, what makes you think it's your god? I'm not trying to be funny here. Real question. If I looked out the window, like you said, and felt that there was something out there, why your god?

Answer 5

I asked god to reveal himself to me. I prayed and cried and read my bible everyday for a year. He never showed up. And don't tell me that I didn't ask with an open heart. I was sincere in my efforts towards seeking god. It wasn't the answers god gave that was a problem ... it was the lack thereof. The failure to respond at all. I'm not the only one. Many atheists are former christians.

Instead of assuming that we're robots who suffer from a lack of emotion, why don't you accept that atheism isn't something that any of us have come to lightly? Why don't you accept that we've searched for answers. Its not about being rebellious and its not about wanting to lead immoral lives. Its about accepting the truth. Sometimes, the truth is harsh.

Answer 6

It is because they are bargaining that precious soul that I believe your religion speaks of. In buddhism, (no offence to religion) the buddha says that you must choose a religion the way you choose a jewel in the market place.

It's quality must be inspected to see if it is trully as good as the jewel seller says.

It doesn't seem entirely unreasonable that soemone who does not believe in your god would wish for reasoning for his existence. Buddhists will gladly give reasoning and proofs for their beliefs.

Maybe it would help if you explained WHY you conclude god exists from your stated reasons. I don't understand your explanation of how god exists.

Answer 7

Some people believe that nature itself created all the beauty surrouding us and that a deity had no part in that.

I would not ask anyone to prove or disprove God. I have my own opinions and know that it's impossible to prove or disprove anything of this nature.

Answer 8

If non-believers have proof of God, then they will not be non-believers!

Answer 9

i've already asked your god. he never answered me. oh and btw, im a pagan and nature is the work of my goddess, not your god.

Answer 10

Most of them are not asking the question to know who G-d is but to find a flaw in your responce to find a motive to acuse you by of not having enough knowledge in your claims.