I was wondering...however I mean no ofense to anyone.?

Question

What if God didn't exist. Let's just say someone was able to prove God did not exist? what would happen to the world? People? I would ppreciate if answers such as " there is no way to prove....it's faith....etc" were kept out.

Sweetie: So you’d rather live a lie rather than face the truth?
Mundo: Religion isn’t the only thing that teaches love…it is possible to have morality w/o religion.
Jesus M: Questioning only strengths faith. You are an idiot.
Abi k: Fanatics exist in very religion.

Answer 1

Many people lead moral ethical lives without religion. I believe that there would still be strife as Humans are greedy and evil sometimes. But i sincerely believe that there would be less war. Some believers would still not believe that there was no God even when presented with evidence.

Answer 2

The thing is it is absolutly impossible to prove. The evidence is there that God almost certainly doesn't exist, yet people just ignore the facts. But it cannot be fully proven. It's like this:

I say I have a can of UFO repellant, but you say it doesn't work. I say there are no UFO's here, so it must be working! You can give me the facts, like how the nearest star is 4 light years away, but it doesn't change my opinion.

You can't reason with that no matter how many facts you present or how well you reason with them.

Edit: To properly answer your question, I think people will realise this is it as far as life concerns. They will make the most of it and we'll be better off for it.

Answer 3

Well, first, we would have to explore the entire universe, from one end to the other.
Then, we would have to figure out how to get out of the universe, to see what lies beyond...without dying first, of course.
Because, until we can honestly say that we have visited every corner of the universe, including peeking into things like black holes, and until we can honestly say that we have traveled beyond the limits of the universe, we cannot say that we have "proven" anything.
I understand that you don't want answers that state that there is no way to prove the existence, or the non-existence of God, but there it is.
I'm not going to say that this is going to prove to be impossible...but I will say that it is highly improbable.
IF we ever do get to that point, and IF it is proven that God does not exist, I'm sure that by that time we will have evolved to the point where we are immortal, anyhow, so it won't matter.

Answer 4

It wouldn't be so bad. There's a lot of us who don't think God exists, and we get along just fine. We'd have to rely only on one another, and that might be difficult at first. But if we're good enough, if evolution has prepared us enough, we will survive and endure with our merits as a species. The major purpose of life would be to improve the human condition for ourselves and posterity, not worry about the afterlife.

And then we can proceed to build the Enterprise and go off asplorin' the galaxy with open minds!

EDIT: Come ON, people, it's just hypothetical! Did you not see his request for non-faith related answers? No one's saying you'd ever renounce your faith, we're doing a somewhat illogical thought experiment here! Sheesh!

Answer 5

I think a lot people need a moral code to live by,.. direction,.. guidance. Without that fear of eternal consequence some would turn away from that moral code and the world would be in chaos.

People do not fear the laws and consequences of man as much as they fear the laws and consequence of religious deities. Religion is a very necessary element to maintain a balance of peace and chaos although I do not believe that all people need to adhere to the belief in a deity. Some embrace philosophy, science or other systems of belief that keep them in check. Without this people would not feel that murder, rape, stealing etc. are wrong ~ and again ~ that would lead to chaos.

Answer 6

The same thing that would happen if a god really did exist. The concept of a god, was invented and created by the human mind.

Answer 7

If God did not exist , you are not here asking question. But God have existed from the very beginning and God have no ending. Humans and all other creatures will vanish but God is still there. You have no authority to question the power of God because God is the mightiest and the most powerful God.
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Answer 8

If you don't believe in anything, well then there is nothing stopping you from doing whatever you want. Consider most people have their ideas of ethics and morals, but many need to believe in something to give them hope and to keep them on track. The idea of a higher being that is all knowing and loves us, who is worth nothing, that gives many people power to get up in the morning.

And realistically atheist could not exist without those who believe.

Answer 9

Even if it was proved that God didn't exist I would still believe, because, what if whoever proved it was wrong. I mean I don't lose anything by believing in God.
If you believe in God you're saved if you're right, and if you're wrong, nothing happens.
If you don't believe in God, you better be right!
If it was proved that God didn't exist, I would ignore the proof and continue through my life full of joy having him next to me. I have felt him and that is true, and nobody would take that away from me, no matter what some scientifics say.

Answer 10

The people who use religion as a crutch would lose all sense of moral responsibility. That is why I disagree with religion, but rather that it should disappear over several generations, which, thankfully, is what is happening.