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Proving The Non-existence Of A God, Is Like Proving A Negative.
This old chestnut is brought up by believers all the time. They say 'Can you prove 'god' doesn't exist'. They never seem to give any scientific evidence to further their case, but expect others to conjure evidence on behalf of their skewed argument
 MrFlagg  01 Jul 2008 17:41
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True, you cant prove God does not exist.

So why do atheists claim He does not exist? Your statement proves atheists believe in something they cant prove. How is this different from those that believe He does?

I know...the burden of proof is on those claiming He does exist. But that does not change the accuracy of my statement. Because atheists say "God does not exist." Prove the positiveness of that statement. You cant. Because in order to prove your claim is true would mean you know everything about everything. And no one knows that much.
 
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Yes i am for it because it really very wrong to prove the non_existence of god....but what is your real point proving against god...only because some time in blue moon you will study and then ask god to make u pass but then when you fail you say god does not exist...this is really wrong because he really exist when u are in trouble you always remember one man that is GOD ..............
 
 prateek  08 Jul 2008 13:09
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Those who want to change the burden of proof do so because they know their argument can't withstand it.

Worse yet is their moral cowardice and hypocrisy: If "god" is true until proven false, the godbots should accept guilty until proven innocent (true until proven false) when accused, yet you never see a single one of them willing to stand up for the same burden of proof when their personal freedom is on the line. If they "walk with cheezus" as they claim, then why don't they walk the walk when it comes to criminal courts?

Interesting how those who want to change the burden of proof on the myth of religion are the same clowns who believe Iraq had to prove it didn't have WMDs and the accused at Guantanamo had to prove they weren't terrorist (over 500 of the 700 held have since been released, and only one conviction due to a false confession given under torture).
 
 K9  01 Jul 2008 19:46
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It is simply a way for the boneheads who believe in God to pass the buck so they do not have to prove that he does exits. In America a person accused of a crime is innocent till proven guilty the same should apply to God he doesn't exist till you prove he does.
 
 boy2girl31  01 Jul 2008 18:30
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This is one of the favourite memes of the religious cultists on this site. It doesn't matter how many times you explain to them that demanding an atheist proves god doesn't exist makes no more sense than demanding the atheist prove that giant pink space elephants don't exist.

Negatives can't be proven, unless they are rigidly defined. When you have as malleable a concept as "god", there is no way to prove he doesn't exist.
 
 Hidell  01 Jul 2008 18:08
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You are right. You cannot prove something doesn't exist. The onus is on those making the claim that a god does exist. Until there is some evidence for gods existence it is fair to assume that he doesn't.
 
 StBalders  01 Jul 2008 17:56
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The whole proving a negative excuse just shows you cannot dis-prove God
 
 webman1200  12 Oct 2008 11:33
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 Lack of evidentiary proof may not be proof positive that god does not exist however it is hardly supportive that he does exist.
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 12 Oct 2008 18:07
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Yes you can, its been done. Its called physics and common scense. And as far as the evolution and big bang proof, it proves that a god isn't need to make the universe and us.
 
 iLoveJesus  06 Sep 2008 07:52
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I can prove he doesn’t exist. Whenever Pat Buchanan comes on the television I rub my butt on the screen and yet I still have not been struck down by lightning. Proving either god doesn’t exist or he also thinks giving Patty the butt treatment is funny.
 
 finsch  07 Jul 2008 08:57
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 He does exist. The fact that He does not strike you down is not proof of His nonexistence. He is not bound by some rule that says He must slay any who rub their arse against the TV. But, then again, it may be the latter option and He is rolling on His heavenly floor laughing when you do it.
by  theophilus
 17 Jul 2008 14:06
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We know so little about the universe. So with just a few hundred years of physics under our belts, how can we prove that there is no god? I'm not denying the findings of physics and science, but really, using our current knowledge of the universe to deny the existence of some kind of intelligence behind the universe is like saying that one side of a wall can't be green because the side you are looking at is purple.
 
 the_atom  07 Jul 2008 05:06
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You are and you exist, if you were created in the image of God as the good book tells us, then God exists through your creation! Simple as that old boy! What God gives you is freedom of speech, freedom of writing, freedom of actions! If you spend all your time trying to prove he doesn't exist, then you've not said a lot. That's the way I see it!!
 
 joe9  01 Jul 2008 18:04
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 I don't believe in unicorns or pixies either, but how does one prove they do not exist? Try and at least use logic in you argument
by  MrFlagg
 01 Jul 2008 20:49
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