Evidence of Divinity

[CynthiaCypher]

Yep.

Only theists disapprove of atheists. God does not, even if it turns out that he does exist.

Of course not. Atheist have an important purpose in fact several important purposes. One purpose is to not believe in God and another is to counter theism.

There is nothing wrong with that at all.

 

[LuisDantas]

I must say... I both completely agree and find myself surprised out of my socks.

I did not expect to see you say such a thing. You seem so set on proving atheists wrong.

Maybe I have misperceived your goals. I must consider that.

 

[CynthiaCypher]

I must say... I both completely agree and find myself surprised out of my socks.

I did not expect to see you say such a thing. You seem so set on proving atheists wrong.

Maybe I have misperceived your goals. I must consider that.

In my tradition, it is immoral to even try to convert another person into something they are not. I no more want to convert an atheist into a theist anymore than I would want to convert a fish into a bird.

 

[nazz]

A challenge/question to the believers out there. What would you name as evidence of God? I am curious, not trying to be condescending.

For me it comes down to two things, my own personal experience and reasoning about the origins of everything.

 

[nazz]

If God disapproved of the existence of people that could not or would not choose to perceive His existence, then surely there would be no atheists, don't you think?

You are still part of what you don't believe in

 

[LuisDantas]

You are still part of what you don't believe in

I am not a Republican!

 

[Muffled]

I'm not a believer, but I would consider it if I saw evidence that belief in God is consistently conductive to religious wisdom.

I believe you meant conducive not conductive.

I believe God is wise and that wisdom was at least partially imparted to Solomon who wrote Proverbs. However I am not sure I know what you mean by religious wisdom. Proveerbs says Prov.1:7 ¶ The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

 

[Muffled]

Science may have already, but we don't know. We have no frame of reference, no context, no starting point.

I believe Science claims to have found a "God particle." Is that good enough?

 

[LuisDantas]

I believe you meant conducive not conductive.

You're right. Thanks!

I believe God is wise and that wisdom was at least partially imparted to Solomon who wrote Proverbs. However I am not sure I know what you mean by religious wisdom. Proveerbs says Prov.1:7 ¶ The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Religious wisdom is fairly easy to find and to recognize as such. From all appearances, it is also quite unrelated to specific faiths (although it is very rare in some) and if anything inversely correlated to belief in God.

Peter Singer, for instance, has a lot of it.

 

[viole]

God isn't a subject.

If God is a truth, witnessing may be the only way you can reach Him. Just like how you get to the different kinds of truth. That's what I was trying to say.

Big IF. And big MAY.

Ciao

- viole

 

[outhouse]

I believe Science claims to have found a "God particle." Is that good enough?

No.

The name "god" in this scientific context has nothing to do with mythology or religion.


It is just a name.