If you don't believe in God then you don't believe in Heaven, So does that mean you don't believe in Satan and Hell? I was just wondering. Not trying to offend anyone.
2007-12-26 01:45:10 · 18 answers · asked by tikababy 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sometimes atheist assert that there is no proof that God exists. The only problem is that an atheist cannot logically make that claim.
In order to state that there is no proof for God's existence, the atheist would have to know all alleged proofs that exist in order to then state that there is no proof for God's existence. But, since he cannot know all things, he cannot logically state there is no proof for God's existence.
At best, an atheist can only state that of all the alleged proofs he has seen thus far, none have worked. He could even say that he believes there are no proofs for God's existence. But then, this means that there is the possibility that there is a proof or proofs out there and that he simply has not yet encountered one.
Nevertheless, if there was a proof that truly did prove God's existence, would the atheist be able to accept it given that his presuppositions are in opposition to the existence of God? In other words, given that the atheist has a presuppositional base that there is no God, in order for him to accept a proof for God's existence, he would have to change his presuppositional base. This is not easy to do and would involve a major paradigm shift in the belief structure of the atheist. Therefore, an atheist is presuppositionally hostile to any proofs for God's existence and is less likely to be objective about such attempted proofs.
2007-12-26 01:51:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 8⤋
This is the same as one of the replies above but modified to reflect the exact same opposite.
Sometimes a theist assert that there is no proof that God does not exist. The only problem is that a theist cannot logically make that claim.
In order to state that there is proof for God's existence, the theist would have to know all alleged proofs that exist in order to then state that there is proof for God's existence. But, since he cannot know all things, he cannot logically state there is proof for God's existence.
At best, an theist can only state that of all the alleged proofs he has seen thus far, none have worked. He could even say that he believes there are no proofs for God's non-existence. But then, this means that there is the possibility that there is a proof or proofs out there and that he simply has not yet encountered one.
Nevertheless, if there was a proof that truly did prove God's non-existence, would the theist be able to accept it given that his presuppositions are in opposition to the non-existence of God? In other words, given that the theist has a presuppositional base that there is God, in order for him to accept a proof for God's non-existence, he would have to change his presuppositional base. This is not easy to do and would involve a major paradigm shift in the belief structure of the theist. Therefore, a theist is presuppositionally hostile to any proofs for God's non-existence and is less likely to be objective about such attempted proofs.
2007-12-26 01:57:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not god or Satan, not Heaven or Hell. Not the Easter Bunny, Unicorns, Gremlins, Tooth Fairy, ghosts, Santa Clause. Not even that Elvis is still alive.
We're just a bunch of cynics that don't believe in many myths.
2007-12-26 01:51:33 · answer #3 · answered by Reporting is Unchristian *AM* 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
That's right, no gods, no heaven, no satan, no hell.
I suppose that a person could be an atheist and still believe in satan and/or hell, but he'd have to have some pretty strange reasoning going on.
2007-12-26 01:51:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Neither heaven or hell exist. Why would we believe in hell? Because we don't believe in god?
2007-12-26 02:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe in God.
But I don't believe in Satan or a hell.
If we enter a hell when we die (or even when we are living) then it is one of our own making, of our minds and thoughts, a mental state or being.
If you live a life of love and truth, it doesn't matter what 'rules' you follow or don't follow... you will live blissfully in a state of 'heaven'.
People live how they choose to, even people who suffer, choose to suffer. I should know, I create my own pain. I am the only one who can take it away. I choose to be happy or not.
God allows us all our choices, that is the principle of free will.
2007-12-26 01:53:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The purpose of the heaven/hell concept is to alleviate peoples fear of dying, which actually is the reason for any religion to exist.
This gives power (and untold wealth) to those who purport to have the knowledge of how one ends up one place or another. It's all based on fear, and most religions use that fear to manipulate people and their actions.
2007-12-26 01:55:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They do not believe in God or Satan.
2007-12-26 01:49:07 · answer #8 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
Yep that's exactly what it means...The devil was suppose to be a fallen angel...So if I don't believe in God or heaven...I couldn't possibly believe in the Devil and hell.
2007-12-26 01:49:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
Yep.
Atheists do not believe in supernatural beings in general. No God, no satan, no santa, not Easter bunny, and no Cap'n Crunch.
2007-12-26 01:51:59 · answer #10 · answered by ZombieTrix 2012 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋