What if theists found proof God didn't exist.

Scanlas The 2nd · 20-06-2012 03:24PM #1

How do you think they would take the news that God definitively didn't exist without any question of a doubt. Would we see crowds of people jumping off bridges, would we see crime soar, would these former theists become depressed?

Sykk · 20-06-2012 03:25PM

No.

frag420 · 20-06-2012 03:26PM

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

How do you think they would take the news that God definitively didn't exist without any question of a doubt. Would we see crowds of people jumping off bridges, would we see crime soar, would these former theists become depressed?[/QUOTE]

Maybe they would see the light??

Quazzie · 20-06-2012 03:26PM

Much like their is no defininitive proof that God does exist, what proof could be possibly found that God doesn't exist. Religion is based on blind faith.

biko · 20-06-2012 03:26PM

How do you think they would take the news that God definitively did exist without any question of a doubt. Would we see crowds of people jumping off bridges, would we see crime soar, would these former atheists become depressed?

ejmaztec · 20-06-2012 03:27PM

If in doubt, worship hard cash and SUVs

Pushtrak · 20-06-2012 03:28PM

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

How do you think they would take the news that God definitively didn't exist without any question of a doubt. Would we see crowds of people jumping off bridges, would we see crime soar, would these former theists become depressed?

They'd still believe. There are still people who think this is a flat earth, believe the earth is center of the universe, ghosts, alien abduction, homeopathy... I'll stop the list, but you get the point.

20-06-2012 03:28PM

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

How do you think they would take the news that God definitively didn't exist without any question of a doubt. Would we see crowds of people jumping off bridges, would we see crime soar, would these former theists become depressed?

There are a scary number of people who think their life is meaningless without their belief in god and can't conceive of why atheists don't just do exactly that. I would hope that those ones might find some other meaning instead of becoming depressed. Others would continue to think that even this proof is just a test of faith

Pushtrak · 20-06-2012 03:30PM

biko wrote: »

How do you think they would take the news that God definitively did exist without any question of a doubt. Would we see crowds of people jumping off bridges, would we see crime soar, would these former atheists become depressed?

Which god?

Kurz · 20-06-2012 03:30PM

Who forgot to lock the door of the atheism forum?

pickarooney · 20-06-2012 03:31PM

They'd take the 'proof' as a test of their faith by the almighty, I suspect.

minidazzler · 20-06-2012 03:34PM

biko wrote: »

How do you think they would take the news that God definitively did exist without any question of a doubt. Would we see crowds of people jumping off bridges, would we see crime soar, would these former atheists become depressed?

I'd then know there is a God but think he's a right cnut who doesn't actually help people.

Beruthiel · 20-06-2012 03:35PM

What if theists found proof God didn't exist

I'm still waiting for them to prove he does....

CardBordWindow · 20-06-2012 03:36PM

There would be a lot of people looking for their change back from the plate!

caff · 20-06-2012 03:40PM

Descartes would resurrect to write annendum

Ellis Dee · 20-06-2012 03:41PM

biko wrote: »

How do you think they would take the news that God definitively did exist without any question of a doubt. Would we see crowds of people jumping off bridges, would we see crime soar, would these former atheists become depressed?

You raise a very good point.:)

Looking at a lot of the bible-thumpers, especially the money-grabbing, people-exploiting, warmongering evangelical loopies in the USA, news like that would probably be a mixture of good and bad.;)

The good news for them would be that Jesus is coming back. The bad news would be that he's really pissed off at them for being such cnuts in his name.:)

Schism · 20-06-2012 03:43PM

To answer both the OP and Biko, the rational people would accept the proof if it's genuine and beyond any questioning. The zealots would continue to believe what they believe because it's ingrained in them to, it's their life.

Lots of people overlook the fact that being atheist is as much a belief as being theist.

Guill · 20-06-2012 03:50PM

Can you prove that the proof is not tampered with?

paulieeye · 20-06-2012 03:51PM

There'd be alot of "god works on mysterious ways.." or something

Pushtrak · 20-06-2012 03:53PM

Guill wrote: »

Can you prove that the proof is not tampered with?

And can you prove that the proof of that isn't tampered with? Seriously, though, just respond as if the reliability was beyond reproach.

Guill · 20-06-2012 03:53PM

paulieeye wrote: »

There'd be alot of "god works on mysterious ways.." or something

The greatest test of faith that God gave us humans is the 'proof' that he does not exist...

Guill · 20-06-2012 03:54PM

Pushtrak wrote: »

And can you prove that the proof of that isn't tampered with? Seriously, though, just respond as if the reliability was beyond reproach.

I was giving you a answer that the thiests will reply with.

bee_keeper · 20-06-2012 03:57PM

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

How do you think they would take the news that God definitively didn't exist without any question of a doubt. Would we see crowds of people jumping off bridges, would we see crime soar, would these former theists become depressed?

id put my enemy list to use

steddyeddy · 20-06-2012 03:59PM

Guys seriously people have different beliefs get over it. Im an athiest but I fail to see what spending my time bashing other peoples lifestyle will achieve.

Scanlas The 2nd · 20-06-2012 04:03PM

biko wrote: »

How do you think they would take the news that God definitively did exist without any question of a doubt. Would we see crowds of people jumping off bridges, would we see crime soar, would these former atheists become depressed?

I would be both intrigued and nervous.

TeddyTedson · 20-06-2012 04:04PM

Imagine we found out he did exist, that would be scarey.

Schism · 20-06-2012 04:05PM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Imagine we found out he did exist, that would be scarey.

Priests would be working overtime taking confession.

Scanlas The 2nd · 20-06-2012 04:06PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

Guys seriously people have different beliefs get over it. Im an athiest but I fail to see what spending my time bashing other peoples lifestyle will achieve.

There was no intention on my part to slag off theists, that's been done to death, just curious how they would take the news.

Pushtrak · 20-06-2012 04:06PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

Guys seriously people have different beliefs get over it. Im an athiest but I fail to see what spending my time bashing other peoples lifestyle will achieve.

Ask religious leaders.

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Imagine we found out he did exist, that would be scarey.

I already made the point, but I'll reiterate... Which "he" and how would we know it was a "he"?

20-06-2012 04:06PM

Schism wrote: »

Priests would be working overtime taking confession.

depends on which god

Schism · 20-06-2012 04:08PM

bluewolf wrote: »

depends on which god

Priests, amongst other clergy, holy people. Pedant

What if theists found proof God didn't exist.

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