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"Prove to me god doesn't exist"

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TanithDaUnicorn · 08/02/2016 19:21

This argument is usually used in a debate when you've backed a religious person into a corner, and they can't answer. They always have this in their arsenal. Right next to "Mysterious ways" And "That's just what I believe"

How arrogant that you (Talking to someone who would use this argument) Think it is MY job to prove to YOU that your god doesn't exist. Prove to me Pink unicorns don't exist. Can't? Then you should believe it because you can't rule it out!

You may think that example is a little extreme but I see no difference between "Prove to me god doesn't really exist" To "Prove to me lord voldemort doesn't really exist"

What are your thoughts on this argument? Do you use it? Has someone used it on you? Do you get as frustrated as I do?

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TeamRR · 04/11/2022 18:22

z4zakaha · 04/11/2022 17:41

My apologies, perhaps I'm not making it clear.

I understand that Darwin's theory of evolution tries to explain how we supposedly evolved.

But, my lack of knowledge can't figure out what happens to the soul that we posses whilst we are alive, that gives us life.

Where does it go or what happens to it?

Whereas, those who believe in God, well at least the Abrahamic faiths anyway, believes the soul returns back to God just as He gave it in the beginning and there will be final individual accountability for our actions or inactions according to God's commandments, give or take few differences between Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

So, those who believe in God at least know where they came from and where they will go.

Whereas, Darwin's theory doesn't explain this then surely his theory can't be complete?

Hope it makes bit more sense.

It's not about who is right or who is wrong, it's about what makes logical and understable sense.

You're not making any sense. What has Darwin's theory have to do with what happens to the soul when we die? It's not a religion. They are completely unrelated.

z4zakaha · 05/11/2022 08:56

TeamRR · 04/11/2022 18:22

You're not making any sense. What has Darwin's theory have to do with what happens to the soul when we die? It's not a religion. They are completely unrelated.

Ok, my bad.
Maybe the writer is not writing it clearly or the reader just not understanding it.

I thought it was very simple.

Those who profess to believing in Darwin's theory of evolution as an explanation of existence of life on this planet, must surely, also explain what happens to the soul when we die too. The body and soul together makes us the being as whole.

He cannot simply propose that we evolved from bacteria and other organisms yet cannot say what happens when those living organism (humans in this case) when they die?

You cannot propose a theory that only provides half the 'so called' answer of being on this planet and not provide the 'other' what happens when those living being dies.

We have eyes, we can clearly see something leaving the bodies, call it a soul or whatever and the body eventually turns into dust and mixes with the earth.

But, where does the that soul go? It cannot just disappear into the ether?

Those who believe in God know or believe where they came from and where they go after death.

Now, that's more reassuring and conviencing and believable then Darwin's theory of evolution which is based on hypothesises and assumptions after observering natural interactions in the nature.

Anyway, I can see this discussion is not going anywhere with constant repitions.

So, thank you for the discussions.

TeamRR · 05/11/2022 12:14

z4zakaha · 05/11/2022 08:56

Ok, my bad.
Maybe the writer is not writing it clearly or the reader just not understanding it.

I thought it was very simple.

Those who profess to believing in Darwin's theory of evolution as an explanation of existence of life on this planet, must surely, also explain what happens to the soul when we die too. The body and soul together makes us the being as whole.

He cannot simply propose that we evolved from bacteria and other organisms yet cannot say what happens when those living organism (humans in this case) when they die?

You cannot propose a theory that only provides half the 'so called' answer of being on this planet and not provide the 'other' what happens when those living being dies.

We have eyes, we can clearly see something leaving the bodies, call it a soul or whatever and the body eventually turns into dust and mixes with the earth.

But, where does the that soul go? It cannot just disappear into the ether?

Those who believe in God know or believe where they came from and where they go after death.

Now, that's more reassuring and conviencing and believable then Darwin's theory of evolution which is based on hypothesises and assumptions after observering natural interactions in the nature.

Anyway, I can see this discussion is not going anywhere with constant repitions.

So, thank you for the discussions.

I suggest you read up on evolution because you don't seem to have the faintest idea of what it actually is.

z4zakaha · 05/11/2022 15:14

TeamRR · 05/11/2022 12:14

I suggest you read up on evolution because you don't seem to have the faintest idea of what it actually is.

I never said I know much about evolution as it's not something that makes any sense or has any logic other than pure speculation and theory.

And you don't quite seem to understand how your evolutionary theory explain the concept of death and soul and what happens to it?

arctica · 05/11/2022 15:22

z4zakaha · 05/11/2022 15:14

I never said I know much about evolution as it's not something that makes any sense or has any logic other than pure speculation and theory.

And you don't quite seem to understand how your evolutionary theory explain the concept of death and soul and what happens to it?

It doesn't. The theory of evolution has nothing to do with the soul or what happens when it dies it whether it even exists. They are completely unrelated. It's not that you don't know much about evolution, it's that you don't even know what it is.

erinaceus · 05/11/2022 16:09

z4zakaha · 05/11/2022 15:14

I never said I know much about evolution as it's not something that makes any sense or has any logic other than pure speculation and theory.

And you don't quite seem to understand how your evolutionary theory explain the concept of death and soul and what happens to it?

If you do not know much about evolution, then how do you know that it does not make any sense?

More broadly, do you think that Christians should not be scientists, or that Christians should not use the scientific method to look at the world?

TeamRR · 05/11/2022 16:30

z4zakaha · 05/11/2022 15:14

I never said I know much about evolution as it's not something that makes any sense or has any logic other than pure speculation and theory.

And you don't quite seem to understand how your evolutionary theory explain the concept of death and soul and what happens to it?

And you don't quite seem to understand how your evolutionary theory explain the concept of death and soul and what happens to it?

I under stand that it doesn't explain, or try to explain, those things. Why would it?

The general theory or relativity doesn't say anything about death. Is that wrong? Cell theory says nothing about the soul, is that illogical?

z4zakaha · 05/11/2022 21:15

TeamRR · 05/11/2022 16:30

And you don't quite seem to understand how your evolutionary theory explain the concept of death and soul and what happens to it?

I under stand that it doesn't explain, or try to explain, those things. Why would it?

The general theory or relativity doesn't say anything about death. Is that wrong? Cell theory says nothing about the soul, is that illogical?

If you are asserting that God does not exist and human development is the product of evolution yet it cannot explain the concept of death and cell biology cannot provide any evidence of soul then surely evolution cannot be true? There is obvious and important missing link in the theory of evolution.

Whereas, if I look around and observe what is around me, the perfect order of the universe, the placement of earth in the perfect orbital stationery so that life can exist. The creation of human the function of human body and the organs are ultimate evidence of the existence of a creator, God far above any knowledge can comprehend. Yet God have given us humans enough intellect and guidance to know that God exist.

It is completely irrational not to ponder and debat as how the universe came into being and everything in it.

If you look around you and see the evidence, you will find everything in perfect order. There, in order for that to happen surely and reason person would know you need something to create rules for the order to establish.

You cannot have any laws that we are bound by from disorder and chaos.

Everywhere science looks and discovers it finds perfect order.

That is the creation of God and not random evolution

Therefore, there's more conclusive evidence of God's existence than not.

This is not the place to have in-depth theological debates but I can give you evidence of knowledge that science did not have until recently in terms of time but God revealed with perfection long before science.

At the end of the day. The truth is, there will always be those who will never believe in God no matter what evidence and signs you bring them and there are others who use their intellectual faculties and accept the signs and evidences after pondering upon them and believe God because those evidences could not have come from anyone other than God/Creator who is independent of His creation.

God cannot be born nor die. God is everliving and self sustaining. God sustains everything and does not need anyone to sustaine Him.

Anyone claiming to be God other than these attributes cannot be God.

TeamRR · 05/11/2022 22:13

Whatever. Its clear you don't even know what evolution is and don't give a shit about learning. Believe what you want.

bb68 · 05/11/2022 22:16

z4zakaha · 05/11/2022 08:56

Ok, my bad.
Maybe the writer is not writing it clearly or the reader just not understanding it.

I thought it was very simple.

Those who profess to believing in Darwin's theory of evolution as an explanation of existence of life on this planet, must surely, also explain what happens to the soul when we die too. The body and soul together makes us the being as whole.

He cannot simply propose that we evolved from bacteria and other organisms yet cannot say what happens when those living organism (humans in this case) when they die?

You cannot propose a theory that only provides half the 'so called' answer of being on this planet and not provide the 'other' what happens when those living being dies.

We have eyes, we can clearly see something leaving the bodies, call it a soul or whatever and the body eventually turns into dust and mixes with the earth.

But, where does the that soul go? It cannot just disappear into the ether?

Those who believe in God know or believe where they came from and where they go after death.

Now, that's more reassuring and conviencing and believable then Darwin's theory of evolution which is based on hypothesises and assumptions after observering natural interactions in the nature.

Anyway, I can see this discussion is not going anywhere with constant repitions.

So, thank you for the discussions.

“We have eyes, we can clearly see something leaving the bodies, call it a soul or whatever and the body eventually turns into dust and mixes with the earth.”

Can you expand on this.
What have you seen leaving bodies? What did it look like?

boobot1 · 05/11/2022 22:28

TanithDaUnicorn · 08/02/2016 19:31

Someone told me the other day "Evolution and Creationism are both theories yet to be proven" Or something along those lines, I may have giggled a little too hard.

Some people just cannot wrap their head around certain things, which is entertaining to say the least. Like watching a bird trying to get into a container and not quite figuring it out.

Look around at the world, if thats not evidence there is no loving God then I don't know what is. If there is a God, then its evidence God is a complete arsehole.

PBSam · 06/11/2022 06:57

Whereas, if I look around and observe what is around me, the perfect order of the universe, the placement of earth in the perfect orbital stationery so that life can exist. The creation of human the function of human body and the organs are ultimate evidence of the existence of a creator, God far above any knowledge can comprehend. Yet God have given us humans enough intellect and guidance to know that God exist.

I don't mean this to be rude but you have no scientific literacy at all.

z4zakaha · 06/11/2022 12:01

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TeamRR · 06/11/2022 13:25

You don't understand evolution. Fine. No need to insult those who do.

PBSam · 06/11/2022 13:44

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Again your fundamental lack of knowledge about how science works is holding you back. Its incredibly rare a scientific discovery like evolution is disproven. New facts come to light over years of study and instead of disproving the initial discovery all that happens is the edges get smoothed out.

As I've previously replied to you we did not evolve from "Apes and Monkeys" so you're either now being ignorant or thick.

I implore you to put the good book down once in a while and perhaps pick something science based up. It will do you the world of good.

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