Reasons for belief

[Chad32]

Right, most of you are weak atheists. Understood, but it is a belief nonetheless in the sense that inherent in the statement atheism is you believe in your lack of belief concerning God(s). A few questions, besides the obvious( God showing up saying he is real act.) what evidence would sway you? For example, if the universe was designed what would that look like? Secondly, where does cognitive dissonance play a role in the phenomena that is atheism. If you are an atheist because you see no reasons to think otherwise what happens when you loose a debate against someone who has stronger reasoning for an argument than you? Do you instantly switch sides? Or stubbornly continue in your belief?

Chad, it sounds like your more open to deism, than theism. Am I correct in this assessment?

I'm not sure what would prove Yahweh or another god existed, aside from the guy showing up, or seeing a miracle working and having him tell me his power comes from the lord. And by miracle I mean something like multiplying food before my eyes, or commanding the dead to rise, or some such.

If I'm debating someone, and it seems like they have a point, I may go look it up on the internet to see if they're telling the truth. Like if someone claims that all bible prophesies have come to pass, I'll look it up and find out that this is wrong. Or even if a prophesy came true, like Israel becoming a nation again, I'd be more impressed if it listed a date. If the bible said Israel will become a nation in the year 19XX, then I'd be impressed.

I don't really care for deism. If you want to believe that the universe can't be eternal, and needed a creature that is eternal to get it going, that's all well and good. I just don't see the point in a deistic god.