Before We Discuss Whether God Exists, I Have A Question

[Jenny A]

I thought I answered that, if you can prove God does not exist, I would stop believing in him.

Y'all act like evidence for God doesn't exist, it does, y'all just don't want to examine it objectively.

You still don't get it.  Let me try it with Gertrude for you.  Compare these two statements :

(1) I want believe in Gertrude, if Gertrude exists.  I do not want to believe in Gertrude, if Gertrude does not exist.

(2) If you can prove Gertrude does not exist, I will stop believing in her.


Notice that statement number one expresses a desire to know the truth.  Statement number two does not.  Statement number two expresses a stubborn resolve to believe in Gertrude unless she is absolutely proven not to exist.


Notice also that it is possible to truthfully say statement one while currently believing in Gertrude. It's also possible to truthfully say statement one if you don't believe in Gertrude.  That's not true of statement two.    

Or compare these two statements:

(1) I want to believe in god if god exists and not believe in god if he doesn't. 
(2) I will believe in god if you can prove to me he exists.

So, who do you think will look at the evidence fairly,  speaker one or speaker two?