What would you do if you found out that God wasn't real

[Juddog]

If you are currently religious, and you found out or it was proven to you in some way (which of course impossible to prove that something doesn't exist) that God didn't exist, would it change your faith? Would you continue to go to church, or would you give up your religion?

Let's not debate whether he / she / it exists or not, only what you would do if you found out that he / she / it doesn't exist. How would that change your outlook on the world, and how you interact with others?

 

[shocksyde]

Although I'm not religious, I believe many religious folks would choose to still attend church and so on. According to some people I've talked to, they don't care if God really exists or not. They care more about the morals and "goodness" that christianity teaches than anything else.

edit: Which I can respect, even being a non-believer myself.

 

[Aikouka]

I'd have to die to really see it and if that happened, man I think I'd be screwed .

But I can somewhat agree with Shock on this one, even though some people may not believe in God, the religions can push a good moral behavior (whether or not people follow it is another story entirely).

 

[bignateyk]

I think the better question is what will you do when you find out god is real, and you're going straight to hell?


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[Juddog]

Originally posted by: bignateyk
I think the better question is what will you do when you find out god is real, and you're going straight to hell?


...ZING!

That's another thread already. Now answer the question.

 

[Juddog]

Originally posted by: shocksyde
Although I'm not religious, I believe many religious folks would choose to still attend church and so on. According to some people I've talked to, they don't care if God really exists or not. They care more about the morals and "goodness" that christianity teaches than anything else.

edit: Which I can respect, even being a non-believer myself.

LOL this reminds me of my uncle. He doesn't believe in God, but met his wife at a church and still goes to church, more for the social aspect then anything else.

 

[pontifex]

what do you mean if i found out? i already know he isn't real.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: pontifex
what do you mean if i found out? i already know he isn't real.

saw that coming a mile away

why must all atheists crap on religious threads?
Why can't people just accept others have different beliefs? So fvcking stupid.

And please tell me how you "know"

 

[ebaycj]

Originally posted by: Juddog
If you are currently religious, and you found out or it was proven to you in some way (which of course impossible to prove that something doesn't exist) that God didn't exist, would it change your faith? Would you continue to go to church, or would you give up your religion?

Let's not debate whether he / she / it exists or not, only what you would do if you found out that he / she / it doesn't exist. How would that change your outlook on the world, and how you interact with others?

Better scenario:

What if God showed up here and basically said straight out to everyone that : he had no business in creating anything that exists, that he doesn't really give a sh1t about anyone here or their behavior(s), and that there's no heaven or hell, and that he's just going to chill here for a while and then move along to another planet for variety's sake.

 

[Zysoclaplem]

With that particular subject, I doubt it would matter. Proof and faith don't mix. Just look at the situation right now.

 

[TeamZero]

Disclaimer: Non believer (don't really care either way honestly)

I agree with shock. I think christianity can be viewed as a set of guidelines and moral suggestions for those who choose to follow it. It's all about the metaphors

 

[Geocentricity]

Even if God was proven to not exist, Jesus still is a perfect model for believers and non-believers to emulate.

My goal would still be to become more like him.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Christians tend to beat their bibles so loud that they wouldn't hear the news that God isn't real. They would warp the message to what THEY believe and it'd be a lost cause.

A perfect example of this is the Darwin vs Bible discussion....if you can call it a discussion. Either you believe in science or you believe in a book that was written by people that lived 2000+ years ago. You can debate that it was God that wrote the bible, but the human element exists in its writings... I don't doubt that it's a great document and that it instills great moral values. What I really don't doubt is that the world is 4.6 billion years old and that the rock record proves that dinosaurs DID exist.

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Christians tend to beat their bibles so loud that they wouldn't hear the news that God isn't real. They would warp the message to what THEY believe and it'd be a lost cause.

A perfect example of this is the Darwin vs Bible discussion....if you can call it a discussion. Either you believe in science or you believe in a book that was written by people that lived 2000+ years ago. You can debate that it was God that wrote the bible, but the human element exists in its writings... I don't doubt that it's a great document and that it instills great moral values. What I really don't doubt is that the world is 4.6 billion years old and that the rock record proves that dinosaurs DID exist.

Allow me to degenerate the thread further in an instant with two words:

Big Bang.

 

[MustangSVT]

"IF" ?

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: BD2003

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Christians tend to beat their bibles so loud that they wouldn't hear the news that God isn't real. They would warp the message to what THEY believe and it'd be a lost cause.

A perfect example of this is the Darwin vs Bible discussion....if you can call it a discussion. Either you believe in science or you believe in a book that was written by people that lived 2000+ years ago. You can debate that it was God that wrote the bible, but the human element exists in its writings... I don't doubt that it's a great document and that it instills great moral values. What I really don't doubt is that the world is 4.6 billion years old and that the rock record proves that dinosaurs DID exist.

Allow me to degenerate the thread further in an instant with two words:

Big Bang.

You can believe in God and science. A very loud, small minority of Christians are the ones everybody concentrates on.

 

[BabaBooey]

I would say darn and get on with my day...

 

[jjones]

Invent one

 

[Connoisseur]

You said so yourself. The proof is impossible. Thus, your question is illogical. It's kinda like saying "How large is infinity?"

 

[soulcougher73]

Reminds me Chris Rock's character in Dogma "Man took a good idea and made a belief structure around it. People are not going to die for an idea, but they will for a belief" Or something very close to that

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: jjones
Invent one

Touche?

 

[brandonb]

As the ST:TNG episode goes... When Worf goes looking for this Klingon God, and the Klingon God comes back to life, but only because some religious zealots cloned from 1000 years ago. Worf and the Klingons find out its a clone.

However, in the end it didn't matter. What was important is the message, not necessarily the God itself.

That said, I believe religious people will probably still go to church, and still follow the message, and have that community regardless if "God" is real or not.

 

[Juddog]

Originally posted by: Connoisseur
You said so yourself. The proof is impossible. Thus, your question is illogical. It's kinda like saying "How large is infinity?"

The question is not illogical. The proof itself under current conditions is impossible, but if the conditions were correct would indeed be possible. For this question you assume that the conditions are as given, therefore the proof is given. The question stands.

 

[GeorgiaBadger]

Enjoy life for what it is.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz

Originally posted by: BD2003

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Christians tend to beat their bibles so loud that they wouldn't hear the news that God isn't real. They would warp the message to what THEY believe and it'd be a lost cause.

A perfect example of this is the Darwin vs Bible discussion....if you can call it a discussion. Either you believe in science or you believe in a book that was written by people that lived 2000+ years ago. You can debate that it was God that wrote the bible, but the human element exists in its writings... I don't doubt that it's a great document and that it instills great moral values. What I really don't doubt is that the world is 4.6 billion years old and that the rock record proves that dinosaurs DID exist.

Allow me to degenerate the thread further in an instant with two words:

Big Bang.

You can believe in God and science. A very loud, small minority of Christians are the ones everybody concentrates on.

Even the quiet ones seem to be extremists when it comes to this. My Aunt is an example....she was taught in her church (Southern Baptist) that "Radio Carbon Dating isn't as accurate as scientists originally thought...." Last time I checked, the half-life of uranium is precise enough when it comes to BILLIONS of YEARS.