What would happen if some super-atheist disproved the existence of a god?

Question

What would be the immediate effects worldwide? This is simply a hypothetical question, I'm not arguing if it's possible or not.

Answer 1

A lot of people would still stick with what they believe.

Answer 2

During 1800s, Anthropologists had a problem as to
how to classify human beings. One researcher
proposed the expression "intelligent animal".
After advanced studies on monkeys, it was dropped.
Another researcher proposed "tool using animal".
After observing some animals making wooden tools
and sharpening them with knife like stones, it was
dropped. Another researcher proposed "weapon using
animal". A decade ago, a rare film was shot by an
amateur in an African forest. One short monkey was
hit very badly by a big monkey. The short monkey
prepared a wooden knife using stones and hid it on
the top of a tree. After some days, when the big
monkey came to attack the short monkey, it ran up
to the tree for the weapon it has hid and killed
the big monkey. The one thing that the
anthropologists found with any group of human
beings, even if they did not have contacts with
the out side world for thousands of years, has
spirituality with some form of religion. So, man
is a "spiritual animal" if you want to call him
that way.

The Upanishads say that "Manush" (human) was so
named because he has "Manas" a mind higher than
that of the animals which realizes the divinity in
creation. It was present since the creation of
human beings. Religion is the characteristic
feature of most of the human beings. It was not
attained through reasoning using mind. Illiterate
tribes located in inaccessible forests also have
religion. It is as eternal and and as unchanging
as the Almighty. Disbelief by a few will not
affect it.

"The percentage of atheists in the world is less
than 5%"

http://www.positiveatheism.org/india/s1990c48a.htm

"Atheists are all scientists" ?

http://www.non-religious.com/statistics.html

Religion is not a blind following. It is a sub-consciously driven
group ritual. It calms the 'collective unconscious' mind. The
religious culture brings unity and belongedness among the followers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_unconscious

" Are Atheists More Depressed than Religious People?

In recent years, the view that religious belief and
participation in religious acts of worship has a positive
effect upon the well-being of man..."

http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php

"Is a Belief in God Beneficial? Or, What's an Atheist to Do?

1) Religious attendance is correlated with longevity.
2) Religious belief has been associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms.
3) Religious beliefs may help with addiction.
4) Religious attendance is correlated with lower blood pressure.

http://jewishatheist.blogspot.com/2006/01/is-belief-in-god-beneficial-or-whats.html

No atheist can disprove the above facts.

Answer 3

it has been proved in many ways that god can't exist, the whole theory about god is too contradictory. but still people believe in him,don't they? it's not really about logic, when it comes to god, most of the people just prefer closing their minds and pretend that they don't see anything, and then name it "faith". so, i don't think anything really would change if someone disproved the existence of god, well may be he'd be killed, but nothing else.

Answer 4

Probably nothing. Even if it were an iron-clad proof constructed out of perfect Aristotelian logic and backed with tons of empirical evidence, it wouldn't make much of an impact. I think that people ultimately form their religious beliefs out of really irrational reasons, and then try to use logic to justify their beliefs. If you come up with even better logic that disproves their beliefs, they'll just plug their ears and yell, "Neener, neener, neener, I can't hear you!"

Answer 5

Believe it or not, most people would stick with their religion claiming it was a 'test of faith'.

Answer 6

he would get to sing and dance..."cant touch this"by hammer!