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Theists & Atheists - Evidence for God?

I'm an atheist myself but I'm curious about what makes you theists out there believe that God exists... Care to share?

Update:

@Higgs - Yeah I added atheists in here to juice things up a bit ;]

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  • 9 years ago
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    Think about these compromising evidences, sincerely and just.

    Because no body including me can't give complete answers to query below other than saying the true answer as "No way!" or "I don't know how exactly!". And many other reasons to be listed here...

    Think about how 40,000,000 atoms of mainly C, N, O, H form the first living organism assuming it had the size of the tiniest virus with diameter of 20nm only, even it can not reproduce itself without an hatching cell.

    How groups of several types of proteins with 40-100 atoms each, just in right shape for tightly matching to each other side by side could formed its outer shell totaling to 3,000,000 atoms at least?

    How could it decide to reproduce instead of trying to get larger and die in minutes within the harsh environment of early earth? How could it get such form of a DNA to do staying alive, decision to reproduce and the whole process of hatching just right? In minutes!?

    If one says it is described with evolution without caring much then he/she should get ready to prove assembling it in an environment similar to hostility of initial earth conditions while witnessing millions of other guys are continually perished and restructured including himself/herself till they get it! KORAN

    Worst classroom is the hell, and all faithless guys, teachers, leaders, scientists are there without any instrument or pioneer other than their hands to prove their lies or begging mercy eternally.

    Also

    Why none of the creatures including human aimed to overcome death instead of evolving(!) sophisticated skills and sensory capabilities? Because DNA is programmed to death in telomere clock. Evolution did it? No way!

    Why octopus and somon must die to breed, the first having the most complex eye, the second have a complex sense of smell? No way of evolution but order of God!

    Why some creatures sacrifice some superb skills for such ugly and hostile environment, like bats and cave fishes and many others? No way other than order of God!

    How such a positive(!) mutation a multi cellular achieves is transferred in germ cells? Even being completely unaware of these cells! No way!

    How could evolution decide to go on reproduction for complex organisms over male female couples, where one positive mutant(!)'s genetic material is to be rendered by the other neutral gender's genome, almost to turn off?

    No way, no way, no way! Only order of the one God!

  • ?
    Lv 4
    9 years ago

    Those claiming they have evidence haven't really shown evidence. The universe is not evidence. There is no connection between the premise "A universe exists" and the conclusion "therefore god exists." What it is, like many other "proofs" here, is an argument from incredulity. Not knowing the answer to a question is not proof that a "god" did it. If we relied on that sort of "logic" we would still be in the dark ages.

    I'm putting a cool link to a counter-apologetics site that theists and atheists alike should probably take a look at before entering any sort of debate concerning the existence of a god or gods.

  • 9 years ago

    Bahar, prepare for some very vague answers from theists.

    Their 'proof' tends to be things like:

    the pretty stars

    The pretty sunset

    everything works so well together!

    that kindness exists

    because they read the Qu'ran, bible an their eyes were opened etc etc.

    There are no good reasons to believe in god.

    The truth is that there is no evidence of any god, never mind any specific god, such as Yahweh or Allah and that's why people get annoyed when their are laws passed, which are discrimatory, just because lots of people believe an unprovable, unknowable character they read about.

  • Duck
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    When I look into the stars at night, or the beauty and simplicity of natural equations of life, the universe and everything, how everything just sort of 'fits' together, I find it hard not to believe that there wasn't a creator, a God who had a hand in designing all of this. It's a bit of romanticism in me that makes me believe.

    While I believe that God created the Universe and set things in motion, I don't believe he had a direct hand in creating us beyond providing the necessary constituents of life in the Universe.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Some theists will argue that human kindness comes from their god, because otherwise we would all choose selfishness.

    So I guess, God = Personal Guilt

    Source(s): Atheist
  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    LOL You're asking atheists for evidence for God. Well I would say "none" but just more entertainment I will list some "christian's evidence":

    hmm... a sunrise, a banana, the bible, beautiful flowers, umm... our 6000yo earth?

  • 9 years ago

    It is individual, the evidence is only for the individual to see in knowledge.

    I find it amusing the christians say it is a personal relationship, yet we confess our sin to men, we pay men to 'teach' us a false religion. And they claim it is a complicated and hard profession to maintain......even though Jesus said, 'My burden is light, my work is easy'.

    It is about sharing, not saying I have something and you are going to burn for eternity for not doing as I do. No man can give what he never possessed.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    "Just read the bible. The gospels prove that Jesus is God"

    "Read the Qua ran. It is the word of Allah"

    "Read the Necronomicon, it proves that God is a necromancer"

    You're likely to hear all of these and similary idiotic responses as "evidence" for God. So in short, there is no evidence.

    Burden of proof: the one making outrageous claims must be the ones to present evidence for their outrageous claims.

    Source(s): You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice. If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill; I will choose a path that's clear- I will choose Free Will.
  • 9 years ago

    The Word of G-d. From Genesis to Revelation. When all else fails, read the instructions.

    http://www.biblegateway.com/

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I get how theists see God in how complex reality is but I also realise how awe at complexity says more about how dumb we are than about how things must have been made

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