What if theists found proof God didn't exist.

bluewolf wrote: »

depends on which god

Imagine it was Odin!

Guill wrote: »

Imagine it was Odin!

bluewolf wrote: »

I don't think Odin would want any confessions though!!

Ah Odin, the coolest of all deities.

Santa Claus


Santa Claus is said to be largely based on Odin,
merged with the Christian legend of Saint Nicholas of
Myra.Most Christmas traditions in Germanic countries derive from celebrations of the
pagan winter solstice holiday Yule as a result of the gradual merging of the two
holidays.

Santa is real!?

bluewolf wrote: »

kali or krishna or ganesh would be cool too

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http://victoriasway.eu/

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?

It is impossible to prove that something doesn't exist, is it not?

bluewolf wrote: »

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

Id get extremely depressed if I was told for sure there was no God or afterlife,might even consider suicide:(. I just cant take or comprehend dying and thats that, there has to be something after life!Id be so scared if I knew for definite there was no god..even thinking about it makes me feel sick..

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?

It would be reasonably difficult. I think the way it works is, until you have proof of the positive, you go with the negative.

Occam's Razor and ****.

Deleted User wrote: »

I dont know which is harder to believe

That there is a god

Or

Athiests will actually do some work and look. Unless there is a book deal of course

*Rolls up sleeves*

So, how would one go about this work? What kind of equipment, skillset, tools, techniques, strategies would one undertake in this work? What would one use to look? Would the eyes suffice? Binoculars? Telescope? Microscope?

bb1234567 wrote: »

Id get extremely depressed if I was told for sure there was no God or afterlife,might even consider suicide:(. I just cant take or comprehend dying and thats that, there has to be something after life!Id be so scared if I knew for definite there was no god..even thinking about it makes me feel sick..

And this is why religion survives.

bb1234567 wrote: »

Why are there so many atheists on boards like compared to real life? Most well atleast more than half of people I know believe in God, but almost nobody on here seems to believe in god? Or is it just the atheists voicing their opinion moreso than the believers?

In real life, if a religious person comes across a dissenter, it is agree to disagree and if anything more is said then it is disrespectful. No matter how or who brings it up. Online, a person can post or not post at their leisure. If a position can't be defended, you just have to not post. That's all.

bb1234567 wrote: »

Why are there so many atheists on boards like compared to real life? Most well atleast more than half of people I know believe in God, but almost nobody on here seems to believe in god? Or is it just the atheists voicing their opinion moreso than the believers?

Their friends and families probably got fed up listening to them, so they had to go somewhere else to vent.:pac:

Pushtrak wrote: »

Ask religious leaders.

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

I'll allow George Carlin to explain that one.

Deleted User wrote: »

What i dont get is , Why Atheists who dont believe in god have more of a need to shove this down peoples throats more so then believer's .

I can't speak for anyone else, obviously. I'd like to see a secular government. As in, no religion put above another. Any policies should not favour any. There are religious people who are secularists, yes and different people will have different approaches.

Some will try and point out secular government is better and why one might come to recognise such a thing. For instance, one would rather live under a secular government than a government that didn't believe in what that particular person believes in.

Me? I like discussions on religion and demonstrating why I find it has flaws and trying to get an understanding on why people believe what they believe. It doesn't just apply to religion though. I find myself talking to people about UFO abduction, aliens and other stuff too. I'm interested in why people believe what they believe regardless of what the evidence or facts say. I'm interested in the things that make people say "I wish I lived in a world where this was true" as if the world we actually live was in any way dull. It is fascinating, and I don't understand the mindset of those who don't get this. (As in, the mindset of "why talk about it".)

Pope blather

Pope Benedict XVI raises his voice against the "dominant culture of secularism in America" and, between the lines, he attacks Obama's policy in favor of contraception, gay marriage and abortion, preventing a true freedom of conscience to American Catholics.

In this important meeting Pope called on the church in America, including politicians and other laypeople, to render "public moral witness" on crucial social issues and to "counter the reductive secularism that would delegitimize the Church's participation in public debate on issues critical to the future of American society", as the Church "has a crucial role to play in countering the cultural currents that, based on extreme individualism, seek to promote concepts of freedom separated from moral truth". Benedict XVI does not hide his concern in a crucial year for the fate of the United States and consequently in the Western world.

As i said both believers and atheists are making claims yet both cant back them up.

What claim does an atheist make? Not believing? That isn't a claim, that is a rejection of a claim.

I am happy about something though. This...

Details will also emerge of how denominational schools in smaller communities will be expected to cater for children of other faiths, as more than 95% of the country’s 3,300 primary schools remain in the control of religious patrons, including 90% where the Catholic bishop is the patron.

This will most likely involve changes to the law to uphold the rights of pupils at schools with religious patrons if they belong to a different faith, or none. There could also be moves to remove the legal entitlement of schools to give preference to children of their own faith to cover the 20% of schools where demand exceeds available places.

Hopefully that in some form answers your question.

Deleted User wrote: »

What i dont get is , Why Atheists who dont believe in god have more of a need to shove this down peoples throats more so then believer's .

If you dont believe in something move on and stop talking about it. Instead you actually start groups with monthly meetings give lectures and have figure heads making you if not worse then an actual religion.

How many atheists have rung your doorbell in the past to try and talk to you about... Well, nothing much?

How many atheist billboards have you seen in the last eternity or so?

How many atheists have you seen standing outside Ann Summers on a Saturday, shouting at people going in and out through a megaphone?