You can present all of the evidence you want to support your claim, but at the end of the day you may as well just admit that you don t know if God does or does not exist, because that is the actual truth. — Maureen
When someone says they became an atheist at age 12, i would say that is too early to make that decision because there is some much information that a 12 year old no matter how smart he/she just doesn't have. — christian2017
It's the job of the believer to prove that God does exist — NKBJ
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I know that gods don't exist as confidently as I know that I exist. In answer to your question, I'd have to say that more people believe in gods than don't, so most people are unwilling to admit that they don't know whether the gods they "believe in" exist or not. — whollyrolling
Must you prove that Donald Trump exists before we will discuss him with you? — Pattern-chaser
No-one has the "job" of proving anything. — Pattern-chaser
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i think you agree with the OP you just wrote it better. Just my opinion. — christian2017
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I don't "know" whether or not I exist either, but evidence strongly suggests to me that I do, and until such a time as evidence is presented to the contrary, I'm confident to call it "knowledge" of my existence. There is nothing to interfere with my "knowledge" that gods don't exist. — whollyrolling
There is an abundance of evidence to suggest that they don't and none to suggest that they do. — Wholly
It seems absurd to assert that something no one has ever experienced, that there's no evidence of, that there's no way to demonstrate, exists.
That DOES NOT EVEN logically lead to...it is more likely that no sentient beings exist on any of them...than that at least one has sentient life. — Frank Apisa
There is NO evidence to suggest no gods exist. — Frank Apisa
In day to day life you continually make choices and live according to that very logic. You don't have any proof that your neighbor/parent/spouse isn't a Korean imposter sent to kill you when you least expect it. Therefore you assume they aren't. You don't have any proof that people turn into pink unicorns when you're not looking, but I bet you still assume they don't.
I mean.... There's an infinite, incomprehensible number of things that we can't (currently) prove don't exist or happen, and yet we're all perfectly safe in assuming that absent any proof that they DO exist or happen, they don't. — NKBJ
What is a god? - an extra-dimensional alien? Why call it a "god"?Why are most people unwilling to admit that they don't know if God does or does not exist? — Maureen
If I didn't at least define what Donald Trump is, how would you even know what I was talking about?It's the job of the believer to prove that God does exist — NKBJ
Why is that? Must you prove that Donald Trump exists before we will discuss him with you? Every believer (belief in anything, not just God) decides what they believe. You decide whether you agree with them or not. No-one has the "job" of proving anything. — Pattern-chaser
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That DOES NOT EVEN logically lead to...it is more likely that no sentient beings exist on any of them...than that at least one has sentient life. — Frank Apisa
In day to day life you continually make choices and live according to that very logic. You don't have any proof that your neighbor/parent/spouse isn't a Korean imposter sent to kill you when you least expect it. Therefore you assume they aren't. You don't have any proof that people turn into pink unicorns when you're not looking, but I bet you still assume they don't.
I mean.... There's an infinite, incomprehensible number of things that we can't (currently) prove don't exist or happen, and yet we're all perfectly safe in assuming that absent any proof that they DO exist or happen, they don't. — NKBJ
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There is NO evidence to suggest no gods exist. — Frank Apisa
Sure there is. For example, when I look on my desk right now, I can't find any gods. — Terrapin Station
What you "assume"...you assume. I have NOT said anything about that. I, like most people, assume all sorts of things.
But what you assume about sentient beings on any planet circling the nearest 25 stars to Sol...has absolutely NOTHING to do with whether any sentient beings live on any of those planets.
So why did you mention it? — Frank Apisa
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