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Drew B
  • Drew B
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Why don't people believe in God?

if it were even the slightest possible chance that there is a hell and its a place of everlasting torment and hate wouldnt you want to make sure there isnt one by checking every possible source of information and proof that God does not exist or does?

And why do most people who ask themselves this question and go search for answers come back a christian?

yeah the whole idea can be denied with logical reasoning but you got to look at where this idea came from and how much we can trust this information. When you search for those facts they cant be denied and once you experience what God does in your life you will know its real. If you dont believe in it you should have proof andt the strongest possible evidence of everything that cant be denied.

I want to look at what you guys think and why you guys don't. Please dont attack other peoples ideas and thought and be open with every ounce of reasoning you can come up with.

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  • Andrea Alfano

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    May 19 2011: There are plenty of possibilities. Infinite possibilities, actually. As Richard Dawkins said in his talk on militant atheism (which you should certainly watch if you have not already) the burden of proof is not on me as a nonbeliever, it is on the believers. It is absurd to expect everyone to believe in every possibility unless they can absolutely rule it out. Sure, I could burn in hell for not being a good Christian. Or maybe all the Christians will be captured by a giant nematode-like creature and put on a hostile planet in a distant galaxy where Nickelback is played constantly everywhere and all surfaces are covered in thumbtacks. As far as I'm concerned, these two possibilities are equally likely.

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