atheists: what sort of evidence would you accept as a possibility of a higher power?

Answer 1

He stood in front of me, touched my hand, and my finger grew back.

Answer 2

Seeing a "higher power". There's a big difference between people that can be lead on faith alone and those that are smart enough to want proof before dedicating their life to someone who's not there.

Another piece of evidence I'd like is a good Christian. Most of them are solely corrupt, closed minded, and rude to Atheists.

Answer 3

a million. i do no longer say God does not exist. I say i do no longer think in God. there's a difference. 2. fact. teach me the kind you know this. 3. sure, the belief of Eukaryotic existence merely spontaneously forming is thoroughly ridiculous. No scientist ever pronounced that's what surpassed off, nonetheless. existence is a continuum, no longer a dichotomy. the 1st existence became into hassle-free self-replicating molecules, with evolution picking for the main suitable replicators. 4. enable's teach he exists till now we ask the place he's. 5. No explosion, no particle. enlargement of a singularity. it quite is deduced that the singularity would desire to have existed based in the present day state of the universe. How is the universe acceptable, precisely? it quite is been shown that countless constants would desire to nevertheless enable for celeb formation and for this reason existence. If a thoroughly diverse set of constants were generated by ability of the super Bang, there'd be a guy on solutions.yaxorp.glrp speaking approximately how acceptable the universe is for the existence of screaming fifty-headed spider human beings. 6. you're no longer putting it forward as a possibility, you're arguing that it quite is genuine. own your arguments, do no longer supply me that pussy ****.

Answer 4

Well, I am thinking that if he showed up at my door and miracled us to the pub to have a pint or two (his tab) and did some other miracles to prove it. And not the silly miracles that Christians fall over themselves pointing to to prove there is a God, as those are childish miracles written in a childish book (the Bible). He has got to prove it to my face in person. That is the only evidence.

Answer 5

*Any* evidence. Physical evidence, some kind of argument of logic, whatever. The most I've seen is an argument for pantheism/deism, which I don't consider the same as a personal God.

Answer 6

There no evidence at all, only illogic, distortions and lies. Even if can show me one piece of real evidence, it not outweigh thousands of pieces disproving gods exist. Strongest disproof in holy books, Bible prove Yahweh not exist, Quran prove Allah not exist, Vedas prove Brahma not exist. Men try centuries, no one have any evidence gods exist, you have none either.

Answer 7

A giant hand reaching through the clouds.
A message encoded in our DNA.
Thousands of angels helping old ladies across the road.
The dead rising from their graves singing hymns.
Amputees regrowing their limbs.
A message in the sky made out of stars.
The literal fulfilment of Bible prophecy by supernatural means.
Any verifiable honest-to-god miracle, really.

Answer 8

Pretty simple, really.

Something beyond YOUR (or your counterparts' - regardless of number- ) feelings. This includes sharing a 'different' perspective.

Sounds simple, doesn't it?

Precious few theists understand this; either that or interpret it as a need to use so-called 'rational' arguments where none exist.

Answer 9

A series of non-random celestial events (something with a clear pattern showing intelligent direction) that cannot be explained with conventional means. Or direct, obvious communication with me.

Answer 10

Sorry for the long answer, but someone asked the question...

I have always been an atheist. OK, that is not completely true. I am not an atheist. I am not a believer. I am not an agnostic. I am none of these because the answer to god's existence is unimportant.

People ask what would convince me that god truly exists. While I am not sure, I am certainly open to any tangible evidence. I do not know what evidence would convince me because I believe it is impossible to prove the existence of god. What evidence would convince you that god does not exist? See the dilemma: it is difficult to answer their question! See falsifiability (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsifiability ) for an explanation of theory and the rules of evidence.

Do not quote bible passages as evidence of god's existence. This is my standard of proof, not yours. However, if proof were proffered that convinced me god exists, I would change absolutely nothing in my life or my behavior. The existence or not of god does not matter. Like many humans I live a purposeful life and god does not add more purpose.

What if evidence were produced that convinced you god does not exist with certainty (evidence according to your standards of proof)? What would you change in your life?

- Would you stop evangelizing?
- Would you start sinning more?
- Would you stop helping those less fortunate than you?
- Would you feel that life is meaningless?

Let us examine one area Christians think about atheists. Christians seem to think non-believers hope that their good deeds will get them into heaven, should heaven really exist. The Torah (Old Testament) has a word for this: mitzvah (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitzvah ). Many athests such as myself perform mitzvahs not for the sake of getting an admission ticket into heavan, but because performing good deeds and helping those in need is the right thing to do. In other words, selfless acts.

Christians sometimes proffer Pascal’s Wager (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_wager ) suggesting to non-believers that they should accept Jesus (per John 3:16) as some sort of insurance policy against hell, just in case it turns out god really exists. The fallacy with this line of reasoning is that faith in god for some reward or to avoid punishment is no faith at all. It is a selfish act to receive something in return for a belief. The whole point of religious belief is so that one can become a better person or achive spiritual enlightenment, not to receive a reward or please a spiritual being.

Even the Torah talks about sacrifices (or any other act in an effort to please god) displeasing god.

So why do you believe in god? If it is to enter heaven, that is very selfish. If god, heaven, and hell do not exist, would you still perform mitzvahs and follow the Golden Rule or would you say what is the point? Mitzvahs are not meant to please god.

Many Christians also claim that only those who believe can live a moral life and those who do not believe in god have no moral compass. That implies that one lives a moral life, not because it is the right thing to do, but because god expects us to be moral. Again, the fallacy with this reasoning is that mitzvahs and morals should be followed for personal philosophical reasons, not because some god or holy book dictates rules to us.

In summary, I have no stake in god's existence. I do not see existence of heaven or hell as a reward and punishment system. If the whole purpose of the Golden Rule preached by Jesus was to treat others as I would like to be treated, I can follow his philosophy without believing in god. What type of god would want my pledge of fealty simply for the sake of believing or proving my allegiance? I would expect god is beyond pride and the need for some following.

For all those thumbs down votes, I ask you to examine your personal motivation for believing in god.

Why is the concept that one can perform selfless mitzvahs and possess moral values without belief in god so difficult for many Christians to comprehend?

Answer 11

Clear, measurable, repeatable evidence that only points to a god. That is the same standard I have for anything.

If there really was such a thing it would be easy to provide the evidence.