I'd like to chime in.
First, evolution is not a proof against the existence of God. Few people advance evolution as a support for atheism, despite what many creationists appear to think.
Second, is it really possible to prove a negative? That is, is it possible to demonstrate something does not exist, when in fact it really does not exist? How does one go about proving, for example, that fairies do not exist? I think all we can do in that regard is appeal to reason.
In my case there were a small number of questions that got the ball of skepticism rolling. When I began to examine the issue of God's existence more closely I could not find anything to support the premise. In addition to that God never reached out to me personally, despite my prayers that he do so. Then, to top it off, I discovered actions taken by the deity, in the Old Testament, that seemed contrary to what I expected from a God of Love (Yahweh ordering the destruction of the Canaanites to create lebensraum, or living space, for the Hebrews, for example).
Is there a knock-out punch hidden up my sleeve? No. There is simply an absence of any reason at all to believe.
I understand that many people are not athiests even tho they believe in evolution.
Yes it is possible to prove a negative... For instance, the Greek gods are false... How do i know this? Well when we traveled outside of the earth there was no man holding it up... When we climbed Mt. Olympus there was no gods up there... We now know that Apollos does not pull the sun around the earth, therefore he does not exist as well. The greek gods are not interdenominational, their own texts say this... so we know either they are here or they do not exist... Conclusion is then made they do not exist...
The Mormon god says if there is one false prophecy then the person is not a prophet and does not speak for God... Joseph Smith said one of his followers was to be on a mission in the spring, but that winter during a battle he got shot and died, never to go on his mission. Joseph Smith prophesied in the 1800's that unless USA repents for what they have done to the Mormons that God would smite them and make Joseph Smith President... He died and USA has never repented... Joseph Smith said that his youngest son was to become next prophet directly after him... Jospeh Smith died before the child was 5, likewise Brigham Young became prophet, and his youngest son never did.... There are many more...
Joseph Smith wrote the book of mormon claiming he was speaking for God... But according to his own words, he was not... Thus Mormonism/LDS is not true and their god is fake.
No offence but that defence "you cannot prove a negative" is not true.
And I am afraid I am going to have to paraphrase your life to see if I got it correct, if I didn't then point it out. You don't believe in God because he did not answer you, and then you didn't like His personality... Is this correct?
Ps thanks for replying I love talking to atheists about their beliefs...
Oh and Kerry is correct there is no such thing as an atheist, if you need proof just ask
. I can prove in 2 ways, logically, or scientifically.
