(September 27, 2012 at 10:55 pm)Darkstar Wrote: If god is deliberately hiding his own existence, then we won't find evidence. If he is 'everywhere', as some theists claim, then there should be mountains of it.
Quite possibly for the gods commonly claimed by theists, but that isn't what I'm speaking to. I'm speaking to the concept of deity in general.
(September 27, 2012 at 10:55 pm)Darkstar Wrote:Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:This is not to say that a deity with specific contradictory properties could not be logically ruled out, of course.
I do not think it is absolutely impossible for a god to exist, but if the chance is 0.001%, I feel comfortable saying he doesn't. Someone said earlier (not sure if it was in this thread) that there is a difference between being certain, and having absolute proof. I do not have absolute proof that the sun will rise tomorrow, but I am certain of it in the same way I feel certain in saying that god does not exist.
When it comes to what I believe, I'm comfortable saying that the theistic gods do not exists. However, I won't assert that I know it to be true, because I don't - especially if you factor in deism and non-personal deities with unspecified qualities.
I'd have to ask "Precisely which god are we speaking of?". I will say that I'm personally certain enough that I think I'm in no danger of eternal torment, regardless of what I can prove. I recognize that my personal certainty doesn't equate to knowledge (or "absolute proof", in your words).