Does Evidence Exist That Will Satisfy Atheists?
Greg and Amy share how you can respond to atheists who say, “That’s not evidence”?
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No, asserting that a creator-god exists is an enormous claim that requires powerful evidence. That's definitely not the default position; therefore atheism is. Indeed, the very concept of 'atheism' shouldn't even exist, and only does so to respond to the wild theistic claim.
As an atheist who does not believe that the barbaric Hebrew god Yahweh is real I look forward to his appearance so I can become a believer also.
Can you arrange a meeting or must I create him myself using faith and my imagination?
For me, the evidence would be presented to me from your god/gods. Why you may ask, because your god/gods would know exactly what evidence to show me to acknowledge their existence. I would not follow or worship them, just acknowledge their existence. I am open-minded. Another example is only one piece of evidence to show that evolution is not what it is taught to be. That would be a fossil that doesn't belong somewhere.
Alaskan Rabbit in Devonian Rock
The Bone Crusher in Cambrian Rock
These are just two examples that if found would cast severe doubt on evolution and it would either have to be rethought or thrown out and a new Theory proposed
Science starts with an investigation and lead to where ever the evidence leads. Religion starts with a conclusion and only accepts what ever evidence that helps arrive at that conclusion. That is why science always advances and does not just change willy nilly. Religion, on the other hand must adhere to its tenets, hence the running of evidence has to go through the cherry picking mill in order to weed out anything in science that does not agree with the religion be discussed.
what evidence do you think you have?
Wrong question. Does evidence exists for something that has been made up ?
Excellent discussion of Truth and Reality!
God is real, and atheists does not believe in God, therefore denies reality.
What do you call someone who does not believe in reality, does not live in reality?
The end result is insanity, which is what we are seeing in society today.
Do we go around gathering evidence about every possible truth in the universe? No, we only are concerned about things that affect us. So we start out with a hidden motive which makes us biased judges of evidence. We can't come to an impartial judgement when we have a horse in the race and we started the investigation with the objective of having our horse win.
When I ask Christians "why do you believe the Bible is God's word?" I'm sincerely seeking a compelling answer. However, the answer is always some form of 2 Timothy 3:16, "the Bible is true because it says so in the Bible." My response is usually "great answer, thanks" then go on my way.
I have to be mature enough to accept that as long as Christians are not harming anyone, they have the first amendment right to believe whatever they want (freedom of religion). Who am I to try wrestling their beliefs away from them? It wouldn't be much different than me trying to wrestle their wallet from them. It's their stuff, not mine and they have the right to keep their stuff.
All evidence for God, no matter what it is, will be rejected by someone operating under the presupposition that the supernatural is impossible or impossible to rationally believe. It's usually a waste of time to engage in the typical types of apologetics with people who are locked into that presupposition. Perhaps as a preliminary matter, Christians should ask for warrant for the naturalistic presupposition.
The argument that no evidence exists is terribly simplistic. Reason has a process.
1. Evidence
2. Analysis
3. Comparison to alternatives
4. Conclusion
The evidence is often the same evidence used by materialists. For example:
– That time had a beginning
– Fine tuning of physical constants
– Specified complexity of DNA
– Specified complexity of the molecular machinery required to utilize the information in DNA
– Fulfilled prophecy
– Archaeological support for the scriptures’ reliability
Each of these and others requires interpretation. The interpretation must be compared to other interpretations before any conclusions are drawn.
To deny that evidence exists reflects either blindness toward, or rebellion against, logic.
The word game of, "I lack a belief", absolutely grates on me. It's just that, a game. Your view is God does not exist. THAT is your belief. Now, defend your view instead of playing word games. I will not stand for it.
Ha ha, video's barely out and already the internet anti-theists are spewing their nonsense and demonstrating EXACTLY what I said in my comment. Well done! Y'all are as predictable as God's sunrise and sunset each day. LOL!
No answer / evidence will satisfy someone who has already made up their mind to reject it. (That holds true for any issue, not just theological questions.) I used to spend so much time dealing with anti-theists online. I remember spending hours doing research in order to find the best information to answer this or that challenge posed to me by anti-theists. I'm slow, but it finally dawned on me that these people had no interest in what I was saying. I'd answer one thing and they'd move to another. I'd answer that and they'd move to another. I would go on for days sometimes! I can recall only one time that anyone even acknowledged one of the answers I'd given. I'm done with that nonsense. They have zero interest.
Yay, Amy!
I don’t need evidence, I need Gods proof.