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JRLeft

(7,010 posts)
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 02:34 PM Jan 2016

Christians tell me all of the time there is evidence of God, I ask

them to provide me with 1 piece of evidence without the Bible or their faith. There response it's everywhere. My response is show me one place where I can find it. Their response you have to find for yourself it's their if you want to find it. WTF?

There is no evidence but it is their belief that he exists.

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Christians tell me all of the time there is evidence of God, I ask (Original Post) JRLeft Jan 2016 OP
In their minds "evidence" is the same as Stephen Colbert's "truthiness." Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #1
I love the non religion, God believers, because they use the same JRLeft Jan 2016 #2
Not to mention having had such nonsense bvf Jan 2016 #4
Why, just look at that beautiful sunset Duppers Jan 2016 #3
LMFAO! JRLeft Jan 2016 #5
Whenever someone tells me bvf Jan 2016 #6
That's a great idea, I rather you pay me, because I can feel JRLeft Jan 2016 #8
I usually say, pray for our president. He's a Christian and will appreciate it. mountain grammy Jan 2016 #18
Yah, well look through an Atlas of Tropical Diseases... uriel1972 Jan 2016 #16
I've thrown that at believers too. Duppers Jan 2016 #20
But it's true! Jesus can be seen everywhere if you just look: mr blur Jan 2016 #7
Sometimes they burble on about baby smiles and flowers Warpy Jan 2016 #9
here you go Brainstormy Jan 2016 #17
and only when the political Elmer Gantrys are able to Duppers Jan 2016 #22
X + logic = God edhopper Jan 2016 #10
I like to ask them how they can possibly risk the danger of not believing in Thor. Binkie The Clown Jan 2016 #11
At least we can see Thor. LMFAO! JRLeft Jan 2016 #12
And how else can we possibly explain thunder and lightning? Binkie The Clown Jan 2016 #13
Thor can also change world's, that's a very God like thing. JRLeft Jan 2016 #14
Are they not afraid of being smitten by his mighty hammer? AlbertCat Jan 2016 #19
Heh... onager Jan 2016 #15
That's a keeper. Duppers Jan 2016 #21
Right click. Save as. cuteheathen. Save. Iggo Jan 2016 #23
As an atheist, I say in all seriousness that there is no need to prove God's existence. DetlefK Jan 2016 #24
 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
1. In their minds "evidence" is the same as Stephen Colbert's "truthiness."
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 02:58 PM
Jan 2016

In their gut they feel it must be so, so it must be so!

 

JRLeft

(7,010 posts)
2. I love the non religion, God believers, because they use the same
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 03:02 PM
Jan 2016

line my God is real but yours isn't without evidence a God exists.

Duppers

(28,117 posts)
3. Why, just look at that beautiful sunset
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 04:04 PM
Jan 2016

or sunrise, etc. How can you not think that there's a god ... who made that just for US? Don't ya know we're the center of the universe?
And they think the Universe = solar system where the sun and all planet revolve around us.
Oh, and I'll pray for you.




Yep, I heard this too many times.

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
6. Whenever someone tells me
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 04:13 PM
Jan 2016

they'll pray for me, I tell them I forbid it, but still give them the option of cash or credit.

Prayer gives the illusion of actually accomplishing something. Convenient, no?

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)
16. Yah, well look through an Atlas of Tropical Diseases...
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 10:12 AM
Jan 2016

And tell me again about your wonderful God.

JHC on a crutch there are so many horrible and dangerous things happening and you're going on about butterflies being the proof of God.

(not directed at Duppers, but the people who smarm on about all things bright and beautiful...

Reality sucks, but it's all we got.

Duppers

(28,117 posts)
20. I've thrown that at believers too.
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 10:59 PM
Jan 2016

If god created Everything, why did he....?
They've got NOTHING and are always cherry-picking.

In one of my very favorite videos, the fabulous Stephen Fry puts it so well....





Warpy

(111,241 posts)
9. Sometimes they burble on about baby smiles and flowers
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 07:38 PM
Jan 2016

and I tell them poetry aint proof. Most of the time I think it's either a fear of not believing or a hard wired true belief, a variant on the Third Man Factor. Mostly, I don't really give a shit, whatever gets someone through a dark and lonely night is none of my business. I only object when they try to put their silly dogma into civil law.

Duppers

(28,117 posts)
22. and only when the political Elmer Gantrys are able to
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 11:26 PM
Jan 2016

convince the delusional to vote for them, which we know happens all too often. I'm convinced that our political climate would be very different if religion were abandoned.




Also, I'm not fond of being labeled evil.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
11. I like to ask them how they can possibly risk the danger of not believing in Thor.
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 10:06 PM
Jan 2016

Are they not afraid of being smitten by his mighty hammer?

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
24. As an atheist, I say in all seriousness that there is no need to prove God's existence.
Mon Jan 25, 2016, 07:30 AM
Jan 2016

We are talking about two incompatible philosophies here: belief and doubt.

Religion is rooted in belief. Belief is accepting a statement, no matter how small the evidence.
Science is rooted in doubt. Doubt is NOT accepting a statement, no matter how big the evidence.



You cannot treat the subject God with scientific means, just as you cannot treat scientific matters with religious means.

Let's ask this the other way round:
"And which spirits and daemons are responsible for these quantum-mechanics? How are they related to the spirits and daemons that govern the finite velocity of light?"

You see? Two absolutely different ways of looking at the universe. Instead of tackling the problem whether God does or doesn't exist, we should tackle the problem which of the two philosophies is correct.

There is a major difference between them:
The "philosophy of doubt" is compatible with the formulas of random sampling in statistical mathematics. The "philosophy of belief" is incompatible with this math.

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