(July 5, 2013 at 2:11 pm)Tonus Wrote: Just to expand on my earlier comment-- sometimes questions like that in the OP are best answered in as short and direct a manner as possible. It's not as if we haven't been challenged to "prove god does not exist" many times on forums like this. And the simple fact is that we can't prove it. But I think that theists sometimes presume that my inability to disprove god is somehow my problem. And it isn't.
The problem here for me is that the refusal to take up the challenge shows a degree of intellectual callousness. No one here says that you have to prove that god doesn't exist, but it is an interesting challenge. Bearing the burden of proof may not be your responsibility, but that shouldn't stop you from trying it out - at the very least, you'll get a good workout. Instead of people rising to the challenge, we have answers like "not my problem" or "can't be done". The attitude does seem to be defeatist.
(July 5, 2013 at 2:11 pm)Tonus Wrote: If he really does exist, god is free to reveal himself to me in a direct and unambiguous manner any time it pleases him. And if it doesn't please him, I can no longer be bothered to give a shit. If he isn't interested in proving that he exists, I'm too busy browsing the comment section on Youtube to help him with that.
He isn't the problem, it's his fanclub.
