There are ways to disprove the toothfairy (record a kid's room during his sleep and see if she shows up etc.) or Santa Claus (there are no toy factories in the North Pole, it is physically impossible for a man to fly all around the earth with presents for every kid un the world). But the existence of God (not necessarily the christian one) can't be disproved. It's not a falsable condition, it's not science: it's faith.
ok, agree with you. ...( 4 weeks ago by qubix2008)
ok, agree with you. Let's start from the premise that "the existence of God is a question of faith". Then that means that if God exists, he is an entity that wants to help humans, wishing well to humanity. Don't you think that the 2 world wars that went on in the last century COMPLETELY disproves this hypothesis? How could God just stand and watch people get slaughtered without doing a thing?
"You can't convince ...( 4 weeks ago by hereswhatsleft)
"You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe" -Carl Sagan.
If your premise is ...( 4 weeks ago by porthector)
If your premise is "There is a God that intervenes in humanity's affairs, when X or Y", then it can be proven wrong if X or Y occur, and there is no sign of God. There could be people who argued that God intervened throught the good humans that acted during both World Wars (not many jews lost their faith at Auzwitchz however it's spelled).
Anyway, some christians don't believe God would just intervene like that, but rather act in the hearts of men. That's a difficult God to dispprove.
Array( 4 weeks ago by Misantropo02)
YES....
We go to the HELL, and fuck your jesus and mommy!
no, that is just a ...( 3 weeks ago by qubix2008)
no, that is just a way to hide the problem under the rug, or to run away from it. An all powerful, all knowing, benevolent god would not sit there and watch people get massacred en-mass... God did not act "on the hearts" of people, because the nazis at Auschwitz-Birkenau did not become suddenly merciful with their prisoners ...
"The fool says in ...( 3 weeks ago by useralex677)
"The fool says in his heart, 'there is no God.'"
"For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools."
I have a question for this expert of bio-design. A blade of grass is the most insignificant of all things. We step on it, cut it, burn it. If we spotted him the carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, could he make a single cell of grass?
Crossfire? In the ...( 3 weeks ago by porthector)
Crossfire? In the middle ages? You should re-think your wording...
Why not? That ...( 3 weeks ago by porthector)
Why not? That conclussion depends on the premises you've made. If your premises are "There is a God", "God is almighty", "Humans have free will" "God will intervene when humanity is in despair", moreover, "when any individual is in despair". We woud, then, have a God intervening all around us, sometimes in contradictory ways. Moreover, his intervening would violate our third premise, that of free-will and liberty. So if as a religious person you accept free-will, you'll reject God's intromission
I'm sure he'd say ...( 3 weeks ago by PeteTStarr)
I'm sure he'd say your question makes no sense.
Also here's a tip from an atheist. Quoting the bible at us doesn't work because we DON'T believe anything in the bible. Because you know, we've actually thought about it, using logic and science and reason. I know you think the bible is the word of god, and that the bible tells you all about people who don't believe like us, but just remember, we don't ever think the bible is correct. Even when it says we are fools.
"If we spotted him ...( 3 weeks ago by tombleskidoo)
"If we spotted him the carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, could he make a single cell of grass?"
Did he claim he could? I know how birds fly, but flapping my arms doesn't get me off the ground.
Heres something to ...( 3 weeks ago by SoulsGotCancer)
Heres something to consider.
Science in no way disproves the existence of God. It's merely more of an answer to 'How' and not 'Why'
Not that I want to get into a heated debate over a Youtube video comment. I'm just simply stating that just because we know HOW something happened, doesn't mean we know WHY it happened.
Biblica l literalists are closed minded, because they put God into a box of what they want him to be.
Is it not fesible that we just simply don't understand God at all?
im not tryin to ...( 3 weeks ago by Ghostcoat69)
im not tryin to debate u either soulgotcancer but does evrything need a why. some things just are
i love this guy... ...( 3 weeks ago by everybodysfavourite)
i love this guy... can you imagine how fun it would be to have this guy as your science teacher!! kids would learn. hi 5's
Totaly awesome, 10/ ...( 3 weeks ago by pjholl)
Totaly awesome, 10/10
I think everything ...( 2 weeks ago by zaqqazxsw)
I think everything does need a "why". Why are we here? Maybe we'd be better off not looking at all, not delving, not yearning, but that's not human nature! That is why we are here!;)
I love this guy!( 2 weeks ago by mrcraig41)
I love this guy!
Religion answers ...( 2 weeks ago by pyroslev)
Religion answers the questions science has not yet (faith) AND Science answers the questions the bible leaves us with (fact). One without the other is like a hot dog without a bun.
And remember the bible was a orally told story spanning centuries so there are a few things that may be missing or added in.
I like his book - ...( 2 weeks ago by HashKeth)
I like his book - Death by a black hole
There is a ...( 1 week ago by untziggy4)
There is a difference between a reason and a cause. Everything has a how. Nothing has a why.
true... actually ...( 1 week ago by SushiBand)
true... actually science has actually proven "God" but "God" is in no way anything like what a person usually thinks of.
Spaghettification! ...( 1 week ago by vTunes)
Spaghettification! LOL
he gives lectures ...( 6 days ago by NcountR)
he gives lectures at the Smithsonian in Washington DC (i live in Virginia so its not that far for me to go) but if at all possible, you must take a trip to go and meet/talk with him and possibly catch one of his lectures/presentations...he can give you a really broad outlook on life
I love how Dr. ...( 1 day ago by FuzzyDuck)
I love how Dr. Tyson exudes so much enthusiasm about the subjects he's passionate about. We need more popularizers of science these days with his caliber of knowledge and enthusiasm.
We go to the HELL, and fuck your jesus and mommy!
Did he claim he could? I know how birds fly, but flapping my arms doesn't get me off the ground.
Science in no way disproves the existence of God. It's merely more of an answer to 'How' and not 'Why' Not that I want to get into a heated debate over a Youtube video comment. I'm just simply stating that just because we know HOW something happened, doesn't mean we know WHY it happened. Biblica
l literalists are closed minded, because they put God into a box of what they want him to be. Is it not fesible that we just simply don't understand God at all?