Atheism Information

Special pleading for the existence of a god is a common argument religious people employ when atheists ask for proof of the existence of god. It goes something like this: Question from Atheist Without using a holy book, references to the supernatural, or personal experience, how do you prove the existence of god? Common Answer from Religious Person You can't use the scientific method to prove the existence of god, he's beyond human understanding, beyond science, beyond everything, you just have to have faith. Please note the religious person does not provide any proof of god, just an argument about how the rules don't apply to their god. What atheists find nonsensical is that religious people rely on scientific evidence to make most of the decisions in their lives, from the weather to medical care to the houses and cars they buy, but in the case of god, verifiable evidence doesn't apply. Why is it that we need to make an exception for god but not for everything ...

When anyone makes a claim, he or she has to have evidence to prove it. Some claims are minor, some major, and all are subject to being proven by our senses, life experience, and scientific knowledge. Claiming there is a god is an extraordinary claim which, just like anything else, requires evidence to prove. If we claim that there is a giant space lizard that created everything, most people would say that there isn't or ask us to prove it. If we don't have proof, they wouldn't believe it. But religions make claims like this all the time, without proof. All atheists are asking is that, if you make a claim, especially one as huge as the existence of a god, back it up with independently verifiable proof. The burden of proof simply means that whoever makes the claim, especially huge ones about supernatural beings, needs to furnish proof. Most people can easily dismiss the space lizard, but why don't they do the same for gods? Religions have invested a lot of energy over...

What would convince an atheist that there is a god? Verifiable proof, which means tangible, measurable evidence, something like: Being able to see and see, touch, and talk to the god in front of a group of atheists and people who have no interest in proving its existence. Having science conclusively confirm there is a god, which means multiple studies, verifiable data, and the vast majority of scientists agreeing on the finding. We use our senses and scientific knowledge to prove everything we know about the universe yet, for some reason, religious people say we can't do that for a god? Why the exception? Why do we trust our senses and scientific knowledge for everything else but a god? If you have to make an exception to everything you know about the universe, on faith, without verifiable evidence, then perhaps that means that thing simply doesn't exist. As atheists, we are willing to believe in a god, when we're presented with sound proof, just like with eve...