What Is The Positive Evidence For Atheism?

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This whole idea of not knowing really bothers me.

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I think that many people feel that they have to be believers simply because they feel uncomfortable not knowing.

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That's what I've been saying for years and years, you know.I know this is going to sound patronizing, but in my opinion it is a matter of maturity to accept that the universe doesn't owe us any answers.I would much rather let mysteries be mysteries rather than believe something out of fear or comfort.The truth is more important than my feelings. Edited by nator, : No reason given.

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Right now, I'm peeling my Yukon Golds while the garlic roasts. Then, I'll bake a pumpkin pie with my secret family recipe; next, sautee celery and onion for the stuffing. After all that, I'll enjoy an anticipatory nap before proceeding.

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Work, work, work: an epicure's job is never done.

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I've got the cranberry tangerine relish, the sausage and onion stuffing, and the pumpkin cheesecake done. (the stuffing needs to bake yet)The bird just went into the oven, the neck and giblets are simmering with carrots, an onion, and parley stems on the stovetop for the gravy later.The walnuts are toasted for the Belgian endive, apple, and blue cheese salad with sherry vinegar and walnut oil dressing.Got to let that blue cheese come up to room temperature, peel the russets for mashed potatoes, and trim the asparagus.I've paced myself pretty well, I think.

This is a very nice way of putting it.

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Computers have cut-and-paste functions. So does right-wing historical memory. -- Rick Perlstein

Um... but if you make up your answer, you don't know it just as much as you didn't know it before you made up your answer.

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This is a very nice way of putting it.

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Thanks!

Mmmmm.

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Sounds more like positive evidence for heaven on earth than positive evidence for atheism. Mouth watering!

I wasn't referring to the god of the old testament. I was referring to the god here and now. So far, I haven't seen a single piece of evidence that would suggest this omnipotent god would have any affect on the physical reality that I live in. This, of course, doesn't mean that god does not exist. It just means that so far the universe that I live in is identical to a universe that doesn't have a god. Well, in principal a room with an immaterial pink unicorn is different than a room without an immaterial pink unicorn. But the question is how the flying squirrel do you tell the difference between the two?

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Owing to the deficiency of the English language, I have occasionally used the academic jargon generator to produce phrases that even I don't fully understand. The jargons are not meant to offend anyone or to insult anyone's intelligence!

You have no way of knowing that. All we know is how things are. If God exists we have no idea what it would look like if He were to retire or resign.

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Everybody is entitled to my opinion.

Ok, let's suppose that there is a god. How does this help us better understand the physical universe we are in?Let me be more specific. Can you think of any single natural phenomenon that requires a miracle being to exist? Can you name one mathematical equation that describes a physical system that also has a variable "god" in there?Again, I must go back to the immaterial pink unicorn. Suppose we are in a room. Someone comes up with the idea that there might be an immaterial pink unicorn standing in the room with us. What's the point of believing in its existence if there is no conceivable way we can detect this immaterial pink unicorn?

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Owing to the deficiency of the English language, I have occasionally used the academic jargon generator to produce phrases that even I don't fully understand. The jargons are not meant to offend anyone or to insult anyone's intelligence!

If there is a god then all natural phenomenon and mathematical equations required the miracle of creation. It is apples and oranges. The discussion of whether Theism or Atheism is true is largely dependent on what we are to make of our world and the universe, of the fact that we have emotions and can make moral decisions etc. There is non-scientific evidence available and we can all come to our own conclusions about that non-scientific evidence. There is also a large body of people that do believe that there a god in one form or another exists. Nobody believes in immaterial pink unicorns. There is no evidence scientific or non-scientific for an immaterial pink unicorn.

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Everybody is entitled to my opinion.

Right, right. Can you give us the mathematical equation(s) that represent this miracle of creation? Are you trying to say that I'm a murderer and a rapist? Ok, how about goblins? What about doppelgangers? What about the alien race called the Zeta?GDR, just because a bunch of people are delusional doesn't necessarily make the delusion true. I've seen your posts enough to know you are well aware of this logical fallacy. Are you playing dumb or are you lying for your faith?

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Owing to the deficiency of the English language, I have occasionally used the academic jargon generator to produce phrases that even I don't fully understand. The jargons are not meant to offend anyone or to insult anyone's intelligence!

I don't see any particular reason to conflate gods with creation. Why can't we have gods poking their noses into a universe they didn't create?

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“Faith moves mountains, but only knowledge moves them to the right place” -- Joseph Goebbels

Would the mathematical formula used to indicate the time of the BB qualify. No. I'm have no idea of why you would infer that I am. Being a Christian does not mean that I am ging to be a "better" person than my Atheistic next door neighbour. I'm not saying that it does. However I am just making the point that if there is a latge percentage of people believe somrthing is true, it should be considered differntly than something that nobody believes is true. However, that in no way proves that it is correct.

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Everybody is entitled to my opinion.

Whether there are other gods or not isn't really germane. All we are talking about is basic Theism which, as I see it implies an intelligence that is responsible for all that there is.By the way, as I'm originally from the Hat I figure that I'm close enough to be considered an honourary citizen of that province for yours for the weekend. Go Riders.

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Everybody is entitled to my opinion.