If there was solid, tangible proof of a God, would people still deny His existence?

Question

Some say that if there was concrete evidence that God exists there would still be Athiests; what do you think?

Answer 1

Consider that science and religion use different mentalities, science, "we need to prove it because we think it exists" and religion, "we think it exists therefore we need to prove it." What we believe ultimately influences our decision, therefore if one has no belief in God and he is to prove there is no God, there will be only support for his claim. And, if one believes there is a God, it is just a reciprocation of the latter and the road will lead him to a God that does exist. This is a subject where there can be no "independent study" because it is an either "you do" or "you don't" issue. Therefore making the decision dependent upon who is proving or disproving God, which only leads back to the beginning of where and which we started.

Answer 2

I think if we honestly had a tangible proof of a God, and that God was not helping people on a face to face basis I think it would probably turn more people away from faith assuming they have free will. My reaon for thinking this is if you knew there was a God and had proof and then you ask this God to do something for you and the God doesnt do it in the way you asked you might become upset with the responce you got. Then you would say well I know God exists and I can prove it but why didnt God help me the way I wanted ect ect... So imo solid tangible proof of God would probably be a cruch on humanity more then anything else.

Let me ask you a question if solid tangible proof exists that another persons god exists that is not your God how would you react?

Answer 3

The same could be said about ghosts, extra-terrestrials, souls, ESP, Darwinian Evolution and a plethora of other faith based ideas. It seems like Atheists have formed as a result of 'how' those with the God based belief system act and not on whether a God actually existed or not. It seems strange to look outside of 'you' and ask whether or not another organism has the same belief as you. Even stranger would be to place a value on the organism based solely on whether they held the same belief system.

Anyway, it would seem that even if there was tangible proof of a God that the Atheist would still deny it because they don't like the way Theists act not because they don't have the ability to reason.

Answer 4

Well, take a look at evolution...we have as close to concrete proof as you can get that organisms evolved into other forms over time and it is still looked at by many as a "theory" because it clashes with certain religious beliefs.

The same thing would happen if some evidence of a "god" was found. Those that held different beliefs would continue to disbelieve it's existence.

Answer 5

Contrary to what a lot of theists would like to believe, atheists do not disbelieve in gods because they want to, but because that's where their conscience, reason and experience have led them. If there were indeed to be solid, incontrovertible evidence of the existence of a god, then no, I don't think you'd see a lot of atheists, because that's what the evidence would be.

I think you _would_ see a lot of arguing about the characteristics, personality and qualities of this god. And I think a lot of religious people of various faiths who suddenly found out that they were worshiping the wrong god, would likely continue worshiping their old god, because religions are all about faith, and 99% of religious people find it utterly inconceivable that their beliefs could possibly be wrong.

Answer 6

Of course there would, to deny God gives them free reign to do whatever they feel is right for them at the time. That 'god stuff' would cramp what they believe is a free lifestyle, of course they are a slave to all the shallow things of the world, which will be dust in 100 years.
They live in the now' the hereafter is just something they don't want to take into consideration. It's an ignorance of sorts.. though they consider themselves so highly intelligent.
The same arguments were running around 2000 years ago, and near all the decades afterwards. G.K Chesterton and C. S. Lewis used to do debates on the same issues that are plaguing mankind today. There just seems to be a percentage that want that lifestyle, they are comfortable there and are angry at people who ask them to consider more to life than this short lived existence.
Maybe that is why faith is called a gift? some just refuse it.

Answer 7

It depends on the concrete proof, because some people believe the bible factual (even though it cant be proven) I believe that no matter the facts, people will still deny everything that can be questioned. That's just life.

Answer 8

U could ask what would happen to theists. The whole point of God is to believe to have faith to come to him having no solid evidence and just believing, if there were concrete evidence well there would be no point left in religion.

Answer 9

I think people do not research and develop enough. The best discovery the discoverer makes for oneself. What is overlooked is that science itself "religiously" holds that "nothing will be accepted which cannot be "proven" in the laboratory as a fact, which means no doubt or reservations". The theory of evolution remains a theory, not a fact. The more we learn the more we learn how ignorant we are. I think an atheist has a specific mindset.

Answer 10

The better question is why people believe in a god when there's absolutely no shred of tangible proof of his existence.