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by Joe-Speedy on April 27th, 2006
God does not have the QUALITY of existence: he IS existence and cannot NOT exist. Perhaps Atheists are right in saying God does "not-exist"?
by skeptic on April 20th, 2012
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Is a "spiritual atheist" a contradiction in terms since atheists do not believe in spirits/ souls?
by Marky Mark on April 8th, 2012
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In the Atheist non-belief system, is believing in Astrology considered a "sin"?
by Marky Mark on April 8th, 2012
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Do you think Darwin was an atheist?
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by einsteinwasright0116 on April 12th, 2012
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Where there are atheists, life is _______________ ?
by anil m on April 1st, 2012
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by Farmall on April 27th, 2006
On the contrary, atheists lack belief in a diety precisely because of no tangible evidence - a proof is what's required.
by lizvelrene on May 1st, 2006
You'll get proof eventually
by MoZamboni on June 15th, 2006
You're sooo right Joe!
by Anonymous too on September 13th, 2006
Nope - that's the religious position. Blind faith in a proposition for which there is no evidence.
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Show me any evidence and I'll consider it. Show me proof and I'll have to accept it.
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But like most atheists, I don't believe in god for the same reason I don't believe in the fairy godmother or Santa - there is zero evidence to support such a belief.
by 23Skidoo on September 14th, 2009
I agree, 23, almost ANY proof could and probably would be worthy of consideration, but if that proof is something as vague as a child's smile or a rainbow or the case of warm fuzzies that someone gets by getting down on their knees and praying don't exactly qualify as tangible, verifiable proof. However, if your god were to make a personal appearance and perform a few actual miracles it would go a long way toward convincing the non-believer.
by Rufus_T_Firefly on November 10th, 2010
Proof is proof and must be accepted Of course "proof" is a very high bar. There is no proof that Newton's Laws of Gravitation are true. Lots and lots of evidence - but no proof.
Objective evidence is much easier. But there is none of that supporting god either.
by 23Skidoo on November 10th, 2010