If you had absolute proof that there was no God, would you tell anyone? To do so may eradicate some hatred, but also some hope.
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Yes I would. Gleefully. Maybe then people would start to believe in something more believable.
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A waste of time. People believe what they WANT to believe. PERIOD. Remember Bill Clinton effectively convincing folk to question their defintion of the word "is"? You'd be lucky if you weren't killed.
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No, people need something to believe in.
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yes, definatly, loudly and often!! people need to learn to beleive in themselves, other that an imaginary friend...
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Most certainly. Any hope that might be lost can quite easily (and more sensibly) be gained elsewhere - do people really think us atheists / non-theists are without hope? Without morality? Without awe? Of course we aren't, we just get them from the natural rather than the supernatural. And yeah, there would be a significant reduction in tensions between people if the debate were definitively proven either way rather than hanging like it is right now. Besides, those who truly want to believe will always believe... Such is the nature of a mind fuelled by Faith.
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Twhupfold, I certainly didn't mean that atheists don't have hope. I can see how it could have come across that way. But I was wondering if it would be worth crushing the people who put so much faith in their religion.
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No, I don't think I would to the people that don't believe Because they'll never change their minds & I hate when people preach to others. Believing or lack thereof is a personal choice
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Truth is important. I would stand with it. But I am aware that belief requires no proof and my proof would not affect it much. So I would not try to convince anyone of the truth I have found, knowing it would not displace their own 'truth'.
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no, faith is the only thing a lot of people have..Why would I take a source of great comfort away from them?
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Without a doubt. I would write a book, do the talk show circuit, be a new york times bestseller, be on the Oprah book club list, and be the basis for a series of documentaries. The die-hard believers will not be swayed- just like science never sways them anyway. The "casual" believers who make up the bulk of the faithful would be. As it stands now "nonbelievers" is the second largest religious group in the US and growing- third largest in the world. Absolute proof would definitely move it to the #1 spot.
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I think that even if you had absolute proof there would be people who would'nt believe you.
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