To all non - christians: Is the reason you reject Jesus Christ solely based on a lack of evidence?

Question

Let me clarify:

Do you choose not to believe and trust in Jesus Christ solely because you have not seen enough proof to convince you to believe?

Or....

Would you reject Jesus Christ even if you knew beyond any doubt that all of His claims were absolutely true?


** Christians, please resist the the urge to chime in and overtake this simple question with a myriad of quips and opinions.

Answer 1

lack of evidence = 100% why.

if i saw evidence that christianty was correct, i'd convert right now....and i'd do a lot more than most christians. i'd live every waking minute to try to be a good christian. i'd quit work, give away every last penny....and i'd be in the inner city helping out kids until i died....just like any real christian.

but, i haven't seen one scrap of evidence...so i continue to live just like you christians....as if jesus didn't ever exist.

Answer 2

>To all non - christians: Is the reason you reject Jesus Christ solely based on a lack of evidence?

Well, both a lack of evidence and contradicting evidence, which are technically two different things. But yes, I reject the claims of the Bible because from what I can tell the evidence I can perceive suggests that they are not true.

>Would you reject Jesus Christ even if you knew beyond any doubt that all of His claims were absolutely true?

For a freethinker like me, there is no such thing as 'beyond any doubt'. That said, it is possible that sufficient evidence could be presented to convince me that the Bible's claims are true, and in such a case I would, naturally, believe them. So far this hasn't happened, and it doesn't show any signs of happening in the foreseeable future.

Answer 3

I'm not a Christian, but I regard Jesus as a wise man, one of the great masters, a prophet, a healer - but no more the son of God than any other human being.

The fact that I'm a Pagan, and a Goddess follower, that I look to the feminine divine without rejecting a masculine divine, is not because I don't believe that Jesus existed as a historical person. It's not a reaction against Christianity, but what I believe in - and as with all faith, I don't need evidence to base my belief on. If you need evidence, then it's not faith; it's science.

Answer 4

"Not enough proof" - well, actually it's because there's exactly zero evidence.

"Would you reject Jesus Christ even if you knew beyond any doubt that all of His claims were absolutely true?"

Why in the world would I do that? That's a bizarre thing to ask. Heck, I'd accept Jesus Christ if there were just reasonable evidence for those claims - I wouldn't need to "know beyond any doubt".

Answer 5

The doubts about Jesus divinity are created by those who claim to be speaking on his behalf. Same scriptures, many different interpretations, and same hate towards those who do not wish to believe.

But, did you know that there are other books - way much older than the Bible - that have a similar account to what Christians call the birth of Christ?

I believe that Jesus is the Son of one God, but that there are many Gods and Goddesses.

Answer 6

I reject Christianity because its narrative is bizarre and implausible:

God created the Universe. But it was a botched job, because God crammed it into six days so he could loaf on the seventh.

As a result, God's favorite offspring ran away and set up a rival court. God made several attempts to set things right, including a power cleaning called Noah's Flood, but nothing worked.

Finally, God came up with an I Love Lucy-like scheme to fake his own death in order to save the defective and hapless humans he created from the hell he also created.

Since this sounds more like insurance fraud than religion to me, it seems the best thing to do is discount it as a source of factual information.

If further data is offered that establishes that the above is a fact, rather than a peculiar fictional story, I'll change my mind.

Answer 7

I believe in the principles Jesus espoused, love of enemies, compassion toward neighbors, humble service. I believe in it even if Jesus never existed. But the supernatural is a ridiculous concept. How could a case be made for something that cannot be sensed and whose effects cannot be measured?

There is nothing to be trusted in. We should do these things because they are good ideas, not because some magic superbeing says we should or threatens us if we don't. It's not a matter of "rejecting" Jesus as not needing him to see what needs to be done.

Answer 8

For me the lack of proof is only part of it because I believe Jesus existed and was a great spiritual teacher - not the son of God...the other part for me is the hypocrisy within the Christian religion. I could never be a part of something that says Jesus died for sins in one breath and repent or go to hell in the next. See I could potentially be a believer, but because the religion and the people in it are so inconsistent... My own personal beliefs mean so much more to me.

Answer 9

This has to be one of the most ridiculous questions ever asked.

It's akin to saying the same thing about Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny or the Channukah gnome. If you had proof that one of these things existed, would you then "choose" not to believe in them?

If I had proof that this Jeebus bloke was the son of gawd, everything that he ever said was true and there was no way to deny it without deluding myself in the process I'd convert.

It was the same thing with dark matter and global warming which I denied for the longest time. While I don't accept everything about these theories, there is no way to deny the proof that this is indeed happening.

Same with Jeebus and any other religion. Until I get proof, I deny it.

Answer 10

It's a main reason, yes. I also examine the people who follow Christ. It's a slight edge, but there are more people I don't want to be like in that group then people I do want to be like.
Also, it doesn't make sense, with all the violence and destruction of innocent people. I mean, a few thousand years ago he was willing to part a sea to help a few of us out, but now He changed his mind with that cyclone in Bangladesh and Hurricane Katrina? How come he performed miracles when the local cell phones didn't have video camera's attached to them? Today even 15 seconds of a videotaped miracle could convince millions of people.

Answer 11

If I knew all of his claims were true, I would believe it. But lack of proof is not the reason I don't believe in him. Even though there is not proof for otherwise, I don't believe in Jesus because in my opinion the evidence points in another direction.