Question for atheists regarding the Stanley Miller experiment?

Question

I'm just curious as to how many people still believe in it. What did the Stanley Miller experiment prove, if anything?
And just for posterity, I'm curious to know the average atheist's top...let's say, five...reasons for being an atheist. I know what my reasons were when I was an atheist, I'm curious to know what OTHER atheists' reasons are. If you want to name more than five reasons, feel free, but please, if you choose to answer this part of the question, no less than five reasons.
And please, be respectful!

I guess the reason I asked for the top five reasons was because I had more than five. My evidence depended not only upon what scientific research has revealed, but archaeology and history as well. In addition to that was the fact that I did not feel that there was sufficient evidence to prove that there was a God.
Just thought I should throw that in.

Answer 1

my reason to be an atheist is that there is no god

Answer 2

The Miller-Urey projects simply showed that amino acids - the building blocks of proteins, could develop spontaneously under conditions where base elements and a catalyst were available. Basically it gave some evidence to suggest that life could develop from a non-living chemical soup.

This actually had nothing to do with atheism or evolution for that matter.

On to the next part ~ The only reason that I'm an atheist is because I can see that gods a fictional beings. I can see that there is no difference between belief in The Judeo-Christian God and, say, Odin or Zeus. Just because the ideals are different it doesn't make it any more true.

My top 5 reasons to believe (don't twist that) that gods are fictional:
~ There is no evidence to suggest that they exist outside of mythology
~ There are near endless amounts of gods that people created to explain completely natural events such as lightning - all of which have fallen into mythology
~ ...

You know what, I don't even have 5 reasons. 2 is enough. I could go on about how much the Bible contridicts itself but that strays from the point. And before anyone says that this is a "belief" that requires "faith" let me ask you this - is not collecting stamps a hobby? Does not painting a picture count as art? I do not oppose your beliefs with my own, I just do not believe your beliefs are true, it doesn't turn into a positive belief by default.

Answer 3

Well, he answered a few questions, Stanley Miller did. But the top 5 reasons i am an atheist are:
1) The genocide and wars throughout human history due to religions and different belief systems.
2) The intolerance of all religions and religious people against each others beliefs
3) the arguments about gods and the existence of gods, when there is still no real proof of a any gods!
4) The way that any bible or religious book is taken out of context to justify the behavior of a religious fanatic or /and a zealot!
5) Televangelists!!!

Answer 4

No, there's a huge distinction between abiogenesis and spontaneous era. The miller-urey test does not point out spontaneous era, yet fairly widespread that biomolecules and the construction blocks for cells can form clearly given the primordial concern of the earth.

Answer 5

I'm not sure who Stanley Miller is, so I couldn't speak to what he did or didn't prove.

I really only have one reason for being an atheist, and it's that I've never seen or experienced anything that led me to believe that there is a God.

Answer 6

The only reason to be an atheist is because you fail to believe in god(s). That is my reason. I'm not sure what else there could be.

I know little about the Stanley Miller experiment and it has nothing to do with atheism.

Answer 7

Well they are way beyond that, although it was the start. What it showed is that natural processes make the amino acids necessary for life.

They are to the point of being able to build viruses from chemicals and energy. We don't have it all down yet, but we are damn close.http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_29/c3792082.htm http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1072266v1

There is only one reason to be an atheist. There is not a single shred of evidence that says there is any god.

Answer 8

i want to thank the people who answered for taking this question seriously and answering honesly and respectfully

i was an atheist for the same reasons:
- there was no proof to me that God existed.
- there are too many injustices in this world and God seemed so far away.

But i liked the christian religion although i was from muslim background, because of the the love they promote and the nicer traditions.

what changed me from atheist to christian is that, one day, i needed God, i needed someone to save me from the life i was in, because being a sensitive person, i would get hurt suffer more than many people, and i could feel increasingly a sort of emptiness in this world.
So i cried out to God, with a lot of blame in my eyes, and a lot of tears too. i said: if you are there help me because i cant do this anymore.
and a few days later, someone invited me to their house to pray for me (although they had no idea what i asked). and i went there and as they prayed for me i had a spiritual experience. i felt the love of jesus fill my heart and my life changed.
i turned from an atheist to a christian. just by asking God if he is there. and He is :). and He did send His Son to save us. and i wish all atheists would know him.

Bless you

Answer 9

Miller did those experiments 50 years ago. Beliefs about Earth's early atmosphere have since changed. This is why science bests religion every time -- it moves on.

Answer 10

YALL NEED JSUS!!!!!!