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Why don’t you believe in God?

Copernicus

Industrial Strength Linguist
It's really quite simple:

1) Do you believe in the existence of leprechauns?
2) If no, then what would you need to make you overcome your skepticism in leprechauns?

I am assuming that you would answer "no" to the first question, but you can correct me, if I'm wrong. The second question is the interesting one, because it would help me to tell you why I don't believe in God.
I got faith in ya. I think you’ll be able to answer it without my leprechaun input.

If you can't answer two simple questions, why should I try to second guess you? I do not believe in your god for the same reason that you don't believe in leprechauns, and I think that you know perfectly well what that reason is. You don't need me to explain it any further than that.
 

Jimmy

King Phenomenon
If you can't answer two simple questions, why should I try to second guess you? I do not believe in your god for the same reason that you don't believe in leprechauns, and I think that you know perfectly well what that reason is. You don't need me to explain it any further than that.
Wrong
 

Jimmy

King Phenomenon
I don't see a belief in God as practical. I'd need to get some benefit or advantage from such a belief. There is just no practical reason to believe anything about a God. IOW, life works out for me fine without any beliefs about a God.

If there was some practical reason for such a belief, i.e. benefit to the belief then I wouldn't be worry about the evidence.

Otherwise, yeah I'd need to be dragged into belief by some evidence I couldn't refute.
Have you looked into the benefits before dismissing them?
 

Jimmy

King Phenomenon
Assuming by "Believe in" you mean to accept the claims made by those who make claims of God, my reasoning for not believe in God is due to the fact that I don't find the claims the believers make to be credible
Ok, but have you ever looked into God by yourself with your own mind and ideas?
 

Nakosis

Non-Binary Physicalist
Premium Member
Have you ever looked into gods on your own terms?

Yes and rejected it. That is what everyone seems to do. Create a God based on their own terms.
The mind can create a God for you based on the terms you give it and provide the experience to support it.
Nothing factual need exist outside of one's own mind to experience a God on their own terms.

An actual God would have to exist on their own terms, not mine.
 
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