For arguments sake, lets say that we DID come from evolution and there was in fact a "big bang" that created the universe. We know that even the universe has laws, right?
Well www.dictionary.com defines "God" in its first definition as: the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
Even though being Atheist you don't believe in a religious God (Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Pagan, etc...), don't you believe in the Supreme being? Even the tiniest piece of matter had to be created right? If this isn't your view, then what do you believe created the big bang and the matter before that? Thanks :)
2007-12-08 16:32:17 · 29 answers · asked by Y!A P0int5 Wh0r3 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'll do these in order.
"Doesn't everyone..." - No, but nice job on the spelling tho :)
"For arguments sake..." - Right.
"Even though..." - No.
"Even the tiniest...." - Incorrect.
"what do you believe...." - The big bang, or as I like to call it the beginning event... was not created, it's one of those things that follow the laws of the universe ;) And I think you need to brush up on your cosmology... there was no matter before that.
That help any?
2007-12-08 16:42:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Everything has a beginning except the prime mover or prime reality. All people DO have a religion of sorts. Even Atheists have to have faith in their belief that there is no god, because they can not prove it. Logic 101>You can not prove a universal negative. Simplified, this means that unless a person were like God and could be everywhere at one time, both infinitely small and infinitely large, and show that God is no where to be found, could they "prove" there is no God. As a mortal, they could say God is not in my house, yes, but did they check my house? The point is that even atheism requires faith. Webster's dictionary says that one definition for religion is "an objective pursued with fervor or conscientious devotion". As you will see here, atheists are very devoted to their BELIEF. They get upset if you call it a religion, so call it a worldview if you will. Nevertheless, the problem of beginnings exists. Theists say God was in the beginning and created everything. Atheists may say matter and energy is all there is and ever will be. But then they have to assume that matter and energy have enough intelligence to create the complexity of the universe and even complex humans. (They dare not call this a god, but it is certainly some pretty smart energy and matter.) There are some that think history is not linear, but rather a circle. Even they have to ask how the circle got there or have the circle as the source from which all else came. I am sure the atheists will just love this answer because they always want to think they are100% scientific. I applaud their efforts, but think any view will require faith. I personally feel the preponderance of the evidence is for a creator.
2007-12-08 17:32:29 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Paul 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF there was such a Supreme Being, it too would have to either have been created or would have to be eternal - having existed for eternity.
If it is plausible for a Supreme Being to be eternal, then why not matter as well?
So no, atheists do not have to believe in the existence of a Supreme Being. In fact, the majority do not. I, for one don't know all the answers, and am quite happy to simply say "I don't know".
I do not believe in God, I'm not 100% how we got here but I'm not going to waste time stressing out because I don't have the answers. There's more to life than that.
2007-12-08 16:45:27 · answer #3 · answered by . 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, atheists by definition have no gods. Matter didn't have to be created, there are multiple explanations for why it is here. We could be part of a multiverse that has always existed, we could be the latest incarnation of the universe, or the energy of the universe could be evened out with the negative energy to equal 0. We can't measure what was before microseconds after the Big Bang
2007-12-08 16:37:46 · answer #4 · answered by Eiliat 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
it somewhat is an somewhat thrilling element. I continuously concept the 'all of us born atheist' argument grow to be based merely on a technical utility of the definition which isn't an extremely effectual argument with the only priceless implication that faith is a few thing no longer innately human. That i think of continues to be real, no rely how animist human beings are.
2016-10-10 21:32:54 · answer #5 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't believe in a Supreme Being. I don't think the universe was created.
2007-12-08 16:39:02 · answer #6 · answered by Pull My Finger 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Don't rely on dictionaries to make arguments, to start with, since most are biased toward the believers who wrote them.
No, I don't believe your magic fairy created anything, nor that anything was created, nor that laws, in the sense you are implying, exist, nor in any type of supreme being. I certainly don't believe that a highly complex being either a) sprang into existence out of nowhere, or b) always existed.
Take a logic course or two, and try talking to actual atheists instead of assuming what your ignorant preacher tells you.
2007-12-08 16:45:23 · answer #7 · answered by Brent Y 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, I have been reading some astrophysics books and they bring up the issue of time. Time is distorted under certain conditions and I think it was Stephen Hawkin who said in the Big Bang state of ultra compression, normal laws of physics wouldn't apply, and time doesn't apply. So basically there is no before.
2007-12-08 16:38:35 · answer #8 · answered by Moo 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know this will go over your head but,matter is,basically energy,and energy cannot be created or,destroyed. No supreme being had to make everything,anyway,there is no proof,it's all out of the imagination,this supreme being!
2007-12-08 16:40:04 · answer #9 · answered by Life goes on... 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. A god is the same as a supreme being.
Before we understoond aerodynamics, did we have to believe that God held birds up in the air?
2007-12-08 16:37:37 · answer #10 · answered by Benji 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋