(April 21, 2014 at 3:19 pm)ns1452 Wrote: Ladies and Gentleman,
I would like to propose the following question to those who are Atheist:
If there was a loving God, would you accept him? Please explain why or why not.
I realize that this may seem like an overly basic question. But I am trying to better understand the presuppositions (metaphysical dream) that is behind the Atheist belief system. For this to help me improve my understanding of the Atheist belief system, I need everyone to be truthful and forthcoming about the question.
For the vast majority of atheists, our atheism is a provisional position, not a dogmatic one.
The main reason we do not believe in the existence of gods is due to insufficient evidence, valid and sound logic, and reasoned argument to support the claim.
So, to answer your question, if the existence of a god was demonstrated to be true, or likely to be true, using the above mentioned criteria, I would be compelled to accept that it exists.
But if by 'accept him' you mean to worship said god, no.
If you mean any of the gods described in the various ancient superstitious texts (Bible, Koran, Vedas, Avasta, etc), then hell no. None of these gods are worthy of worship, or loving.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
