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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't care if an ancient a guy named Jesus existed or not.  He was certainly not the son of God, because there is no God.[/quote]

The question of whether God exists is one of the most profound and debated in human history, spanning philosophy, theology, science, and personal experience. [u]There is no empirical, universally agreed-upon proof or disproof—it’s not like verifying a scientific fact or historical event. [/u]

You claim there is no God?

To defend it you would need to show that every possible definition of ‘God’ contains a formal contradiction or is otherwise impossible. Most philosophers (theist and atheist alike) agree that a logically coherent concept of God is possible, even if they think it’s unlikely to be actual.

So the strong claim that there is no God is very hard to prove and is held by only a minority of professional philosophers of religion.

Atheism is a reasonable conclusion many people reach, but it is not the settled, slam-dunk result of evidence the way heliocentrism or evolution are.

Declaring ‘there is no God’ in this strong sense is more like saying ‘string theory is definitely false’ or ‘libertarian free will is impossible’ — it’s a substantive philosophical position, [color=red]not an obvious truth everyone is obliged to accept.[/color][/quote]

Sure - Go ahead and think whatever you like.  There is no God.[/quote]

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