(July 24, 2012 at 3:07 am)Godschild Wrote:(July 24, 2012 at 2:07 am)whateverist Wrote: What exactly do you mean when you say of God that you "KNOW he exists"? (I'm expecting to hear about the fervency of your commitment to your belief in God.)
This is my answer, I know God exist, because you do not you think no one else should be able to, no matter how they come to believe, so it will do no good to explain to you how I know, you will deny my justification and claim you're right. I'm sorry you can not see the truth of God, if it were in my power to make you believe I would, I would not give you a choice the way God does, guess that's one reason I could never be God.
Have you looked into Mormonism? It may not be too late to get your shot at being god if you can make that work.
Actually I don't know any such thing. I don't believe any gods exist but I would never say I know it. (Mostly because .. I don't.) I'm just as curious how gnostic atheists can know what they claim to know as I am how you are able know that He does exist. I suspect it comes down to differences in our standards for knowing, though I find it easier to believe you know gods exist than that any atheist could know they don't. Direct revelation is a more sensible pathway for theists than for atheists. That doesn't mean what you may know is transferable. In the absence of my own direct revelation, I'm not inclined to accept the testimony of those who claim to have experienced what I have not. You may tell your god he knows where to find me if he wants another believer.
