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Why do atheists claim that the concept of God is so unlikely
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RE: Why do atheists claim that the concept of God is so unlikely
(December 28, 2016 at 9:17 pm)pocaracas Wrote:
(December 28, 2016 at 4:11 pm)Yadayadayada Wrote: Hello, I am hoping someone can explain the atheist viewpoint to me on the validity and probability of God's existence.


Ah... another proponent of the god-of-the-gaps theory.

Think of it like this: if a god is Real, then that god is a part of Reality. If something is a part of Reality, then Science will, sooner or later, somehow, get to it. Until then, god is a nice notion, but has nothing solid to back it up.

Now, the tricky bit for you believers: the god concept appeared in the human mind thousands of years ago, when no science was really available.
What is more likely, given what we can all observe nowadays: that the concept was invented by human imagination or that a god actually appeared and imparted the information onto mankind?
If the latter, why are there atheists, still? Or even multiple belief systems?!
If the former, would the result not be something like what we observe?

I always love a good thought-experiment. Heart
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RE: Why do atheists claim that the concept of God is so unlikely - by CanOfMountainDew - December 28, 2016 at 10:20 pm

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