How would you respond to this?

Question

Let's say that one day everybody in the world wakes up and has lost all intelligence. We do not know how to speak, use a computer, or even tie your shoes. All we know how to do is perform basic instinctual activities like walking and eating. Among all of the religious texts, how would we know which one is correct. On what would you base your decision? Would you choose to worship a Christian God, or Thor, or maybe even Zeus would be your supreme being? You cannot say you'd choose based on faith because you would not know anything about these religions. Even further, your parents would not be able to tell you what religion to believe because they would not know anything more than anybody else. Does this not show that there is absolutely no evidence for the existence of God?

Answer 1

There is no evidence of God/s but none against it either. Religion will always exist. Man will always want to believe in life after death. The fear of death alone will continue the need to have Gods.

Answer 2

Do you mean that everyone loses intelligence, or just their memories?

If everyone lost all intelligence, perhaps they wouldn't ever develop a new religion. Religions come about as people attempt to answer questions about the universe around them - without those questions, there is no need to invent answers.

If everyone developed amnesia, however, it's possible that some people would indeed reinvent the same religions as they discovered the old religious texts (there's certainly enough of them around).

It's also possible that entirely new religions would form - possibly based on the staggering amount of material presented through our media. I could easily see a Star Trek cult forming - based on the never-ending reruns - something akin to the society formed by the aliens in Galaxy Quest. Maybe we'd even get a CSI cult, or a religion based on the teachings of Saved By the Bell.

Answer 3

well these kinds of things could reasonably be called thought experiments and they do this sort of thing frequently in physics. I think it does show something significant. It seems everyone is attacking the minor details of this rather than an accurate representation of what you are driving at. What I think it reasonably shows is that your religion has more to do with the context of how you were socialized rather than something more fundamental. Fundamental being a god or something like it.

Answer 4

I haven't believed in God before He showed up one day for my daughter and me and he talked to us and we become believer that day both of us.

You don't need anyone to tell you what to believe, God can as it was for us come and take you only !

We had not been talking about God my daughter and I, we didn't even had a Bible at home !

I know since 2000 that there is a God and the more you come to know Him the more you can see Him by the move He makes in your life.

I am calling it "love.gifts" like today was I late to my dentist...very late and I had to go to my bank before I go to the dentist.

It was only 1 hour before I should be at the dentist. I asked God to help me coming in time to the dentist.

The bus arrivede just when I come to the bus stop and when I should pay with my buscard was it empty of money but the busdriver told me that I could ride anyway.

At the bank was it a wait for 20 minutes, I had to go there because the AMT machine took my card and I need to go to the bank because I had no cash for the bus.

To the dentist is it about 30 minutes not less by bus.

+ 15 min by bus to the bank
+ 20 min on the bank
+ 30 min by bus
+ 10 min walking to the dentist and bank

That makes : 1 h 15 min

But I was at the Dentist 5 min. before the appointment time !

That is God's math

That's how I see God in my daily life.....today did He stopped the time when I asked Him

Answer 5

I think that you want us to think like idiots.
Your question is a bit absurd because if we didn't know anything than how would we know about Thor or Zeus?
I believe that many people who lived during the Bible era couldn't read, not because they were idiots, but simply because they weren't taught. Many of those people chose not to believe in God and many were destroyed because of their wickedness.
How is it then that some of those people believed in God? God presented Himself to someone, usually a prophet who brought God's message to people. When God's words were proven to be true those people would be believe.
So, why wouldn't people believe today?

Answer 6

The human female body is beautiful and fascinating. Nice to look at, even better to hold. I would start a religion of female worship and be the top priest. Whenever there is a problem, go make love and that will keep me relaxed , no worries. Who can be busy stirring up troubles when your busy worshiping women?

Answer 7

I am a Christian.....it was always taught to me that God has the ability to introduce himself to people in many ways....even w/o the use of technology or word of mouth. So either that or I'd probably make something up to believe in. I'm weird...id probably start worshiping a rock and convince others to do the same lol I don't think it's right to say that..given this situation, this proves that there is no God.

Answer 8

You wouldn’t be able to read any religious texts, and the world would start over from a philosophical and intellectual standpoint. Modern religious beliefs would cease to exist, and a much more primitive world view would be adopted. Likely we would worship the god-like creatures who had created everything around us – the skyscrapers, buildings, cars, trucks, factories, roads, and other technological marvels that we couldn’t explain or understand. Wouldn’t that be ironic – we would be worshipping ourselves!

Answer 9

Yes, It does not prove anything. There would be no knowledge for anyone thus science would not exist. This would create a need for a God thus, God would manifest his spirit and science would believe--they have no facts to go by--You failed it your question because you discounted Faith.
"Without faith it is impossible to believe that he is and is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."

Answer 10

I have always known there was a God. My parents did not teach me of God, religions did not teach me of God either.

There is no evidence that God doesn't exist either, I have been provided with personal proof of God and so has everyone else who has genuinely sought him out.

Answer 11

As long as we're in hypotheticals, let's say that hypothetically one of the gods was real, and wanted to be known, so he put a longing for the truth in the heart of every man and woman so that those who earnestly sought him would find him.

Hypothetically, if I were seeking after god in that situation, that's the one I'd worship.

By the way, hypothetical situations aren't something you can really prove something with - they're just tools to express an opinion, story, etc.