What evidence would you find compelling enough to renounce your religion?
2007-05-25 07:15:28 · 9 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-05-25 07:20:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any real, actual, evidence that God didn't exist would certainly cause me to have doubts. The problem is, nobody has evidence like that (which is great evidence that he does).
Here are some examples of so called "evidence" that God doesn't exist (it generally falls into 2 Categories):
1) The Complaining Category (aka philosophical reasons)
If there is a God, why do we suffer?
If there is a God, how come he doesn't make his existence more obvious?
If there is a God, why is there disease, pain, hunger, violence, etc..
If there is a God, why doesn't he heal amputees? etc...
2) The Science Category:
What about evolution?
What about the Big Bang?
What about testable data?
It's not logical to believe in God.
The problem with the "evidences" in Category 1,are obvious. We try to place OUR feelings and values on God. What I mean is we try and say what he, an immortal, all knowing, all powerful being should do (or not do) and what he should value. We don't like suffering and for some reason think that God doesn't want that. SUFFERING IS NOT EVIDENCE THAT GOD EXISTS OR NOT! It is only potential evidence that 1) He doesn't care, or 2) if he does, He has a higher purpose for suffering.
The fact is, if he exists, we don't have the authority to define him or his values. He defines us. Maybe all that is happening to us is exactly what he wanted to happen. There is no way of knowing this, but we can have faith.
2) Category 2 (Science) doesn't disprove God because God could very easily be the greatest scientist of all (my personal belief). Maybe the Big Bang, Evolution, Chemistry, Gravity, etc... are the ways God has been orchestrating creation for the last 15 billion years. Instead of a big magician he just might be the supreme intelligence using logic and scinece as his tools.
It is my personal belief that God exists and loves us deeply. I am a Christian and after studying intently for years the fields of Anthropology and Philosophy I see no convincing evidence, physical or mental, that there is no god. Just rediculous arguments from both sides.
Belief in God is not logical because of the question "Who made God." But belief in God is no more illogical than believing that the dot that exploded made itself too.
Either the Dot made itself (not logical), or God has always existed (also not logical). Try to prove either one, I challenge you.
There is a God. Logic will never prove or disprove it.
2007-05-25 14:18:26 · answer #2 · answered by The Ponderer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that anything could change my belief. I know so much and experience so much that convinces me that God does exist. As an anonymous author once said: "For a person who believes, no evidence is necessary. For a person who does not believe, no explanation is possible."
2007-05-25 14:20:19 · answer #3 · answered by txofficer2005 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everything in the universe points toward its creator so there is nothing a Muslim would find compelling to disbelieve in God.
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2007-05-25 14:19:26 · answer #4 · answered by kloneme 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Is there a shared book of questions atheists pull their questions from? This has to be one of the most over asked ones
2007-05-25 14:20:15 · answer #5 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would have to die, and find out there is nothing after this life. But then it would be too late.
Basically... you couldn't get me to.
2007-05-25 14:19:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There isn't anything that would make me renounce my faith!
2007-05-25 14:23:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God would have to tell me that He didn't exist.
2007-05-25 14:18:14 · answer #8 · answered by Yahoo admins are virgins 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
nothing
2007-05-25 14:19:05 · answer #9 · answered by kennma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋