To say there is no God for certain, wouldn't that imply that you know all?

Question

Unless you have been everywhere in time and space how do you know?

Answer 1

no it would imply that they are blinded . no one can say there is no proof -we are alive -- god is a sprit but look at his works

Answer 2

I think most people who say that are making a simplified statement because a full explanation of their ideas on the subject would take too long to state and get rather tiresome.

Also, some people may mean by this that they are certain that a specific god doesn't exist rather than knowing that there is nothing in the entire universe that could be considered a god. One can be fairly certain that some specific gods don't exist because of aspects of the belief system associated with that god that are demonstrably illogical or incorrect.

Answer 3

It's the whole concept and idea that causes one to imply that there is no god for certain. It is within human nature to have belief in a higher being, but when you take everyone that does believe in a higher power and observe how they reached that belief, you begin to realize it's only because of what they were taught was true, or somehow they were convinced that it was true in some way. Some people cannot cope with the feeling that there may very well be no higher power and those are the ones who choose to believe in a higher power. Some don't realize this though and never reach that point in their life, they go always believing with no doubt. The thought of having no clue what happens after death scares some, especially if they feel this life could be the end and belief in a higher power gives you relief from having to have those thoughts, because you feel you KNOW what is going to happen, especially since most beliefs in god also have a religion behind it to set other beliefs.

I've always found that I like to be honest with myself. I don't want to try to believe something that I know isn't true, nor something that I have lingering doubts about. I don't want something to make me feel better about death, I'd rather take the truth. I've always been the one who questions and never the one who just accepts what I hear without some kind of objection, especially if there is something that just doesn't click or make any sense. Anyone that reads this and believes in god, think to yourself, how did you come to the conclusion that god exists? This isn't something to bash anyone for having beliefs, I think beliefs in god are perfectly normal, I just like people to think about it. I just want you to remember what caused you to believe, what was it. You just have to remember, what you believe was shown to you by someone, it didn't just pop into your head. These ideas didn't come from an idea you had, but someone elses ideas. Something someone else came up with and constructed. It's the very reason there are so many branches and denominations of the same exact religion, because everyone has their own opinions about interpretation about what they pick and choose to accept as true and to follow. This being so, it is obviously clear that nobody is really certain at all, although sometimes they feel they are or want to be.

Knowing for certain that god doesn't exist, doesn't impy that you know all, it is just what you have came to realize. It's almost hard to explain how you reach this plateau, but when you do, you know it. I am willing to admit I do not know all and never will no matter what I read, no matter what I believe, no matter what I come to realize. I do know for certain that god doesn't exist, it is just hard to explain how I know. I can't prove or disprove this, just like you can't prove that there is or isn't a god, but that doesn't stop you from believing does it?

The reasoning you gave 'Unless you have been everywhere in time and space how do you know?'. I like this reasoning, but I'd like to ask you the same exact question except implying to god's existance. So to word this, Unless you have been everywhere in space and time, how do you know for certain god does exist? Doesn't that imply that you know all? Since following a belief in god does usually follow a religion of some sort, it seems that someone who has belief in a god and a religion would be more inclined to imply they know all. Because religion not only has a belief in god, but also has the answers to the beginning of the earth's existance, the ending of the earths existance, and what happens to you after you die, which implys a 'know all' way more than someone who just merely disbelieves in the existance of a god for certain.

Answer 4

No, not exactly.
If you can demonstrate that the existence of God is a logical impossibility, then you can confidently assert that there is no God without implying that you know all.

However, if you can't demonstrate that the existence of God is impossible, then you can't assert that there is absolutely no God. You can, at best, say that it is so unlikely as to make a belief in God irrational. And you cannot say that it is impossible to prove the existence of God. Nobody knows if that is true, because nobody has read every argument that will ever be offered for the existence of God.

Answer 5

"Unless you have been everywhere in time and space how do you know?"

You could use that same "logic" for anything from leprechauns, to garden pixies, to Zeus, etc. So, what we humans generally do is examine an idea or thing in relation to other ideas or things with which we are familiar. If there is no proof or evidence, and it makes no sense, the default position is that it does *not* exist.
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Answer 6

The word Certain means: assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning. No one is all knowing, no one can possibly know everything, if they did disease, poverty and war would not exist. To use such adamant words simply implies that an individual may possibly feel that they are more intellectually apt then most or they think they know it all. In that case I wouldn’t doubt it as a majority of people think they are, and their opinions are of higher caliber. In which.... that is why Yahoo answers exist, to give Mr. & Ms. "know it all" a chance to share their "certainty".....like you and me!
To get back to your question, yes, it would imply that you like to ‘think’ you know it all.

Answer 7

There is no god. I am as sure of that as I am of there being no Bigfoot. And the FSM. And Flying Teapots. And Pink Unicorns. And ghosts. And so on and so on.........Since you can't be everywhere in space and time, does that mean you should just believe in everything? Seems like that's what you're saying.

Answer 8

To say that a giant Stay-Puff marshmallow man doesn't exist somewhere in space would imply that you know all.

Since you can never know for sure, I command you to bow down and worship His Holy Confectioness.

Answer 9

Yes, that would be a silly thing to say, akin to saying "I know there IS a god".

That's why atheists don't make such claims.

By the same token, I don't claim to KNOW for a fact that Santa Claus doesn't live at the north pole. But I'm pretty confident that he does not.

Answer 10

Very few atheists say there is no god for certain. Even science doesn't say anything is certain. However, since there is no evidence it is HIGHLY IMPROBABLE there is a god.

Answer 11

I've never met many atheists that say "there is no god for sure"
You can't prove a negative.
Most of the ones i've met, myself included, just say they lack the belief in a god from the lack of evidence supporting it.