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Atheists, what would you do if it turned out God really does exist?

Cower in fear? Or would you still be stubborn and deny it?

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old comment by Xotan

If god exists what a comfort it would be for all of us. We could approach him/her/it and ask for the Bible to be properly edited by some angels so that it doesn't contradict itself; draw the failings of his creations to his attention and ask for them to be rectified - you know, homosexuality; get clarification of exactly what he expects of humans...

You believe in god, Scott. Does he ever explain to you how the Bible is such a mess? How his creatures, claiming to love him, kill each other for his sake? (This is a version of human sacrifice, BTW!) When he comes to answer you, does he come in cloudh of Thunder and lightning? Or is it only a little voice you imagine in your mind?

old comment by WWWWolf

Look, I read a lot of fantasy literature - featuring fictive worlds which deities are not only real, but also interact with the mortals every day in tangible, demonstrable ways. And you'll notice that these fantasy worlds just *don't have atheists*. Why? a) every character with a half a brain can see that the gods really do exist. b) ...and there's probably a few humourless thunderbolt-flinging gods, just to deal with atheists personally.

It's fiction, but it illustrates one very important theological concept: if it "turns out God really does exist", there's no point in not believing: if everything you can see and all scientific evidence you can find points that way, why not believe? If you can really see that there's a thunderbolt coming at you, from His revered finger, why not believe even quicker?

And why cower in fear? An all-loving benevolent God, as (oft theoretically) described by Christianity, would probably make a good use of the previously discussed concepts of "forgiveness" and "salvation through faith" (especially since faith is not a question any more in this scenario). And if the God turns out to be a malevolent, vengeful God, we'll probably be happy to be eaten fir... I mean, lightning-bolted first, because we know the True Believers will now have to actually practice what they preach, Or Else. (Right now, it would be a good time to think of what *really* defines best your relationship to God: Love, or Fear... because if God appeared out of nowhere to vehemently enforce that view, you could be in trouble if you chose Fear.)

[Finally, recommended reading on this topic for the religiously inclined: "Small Gods", by Terry Pratchett.]

old comment by Reverend Jeremiah

"Atheists, what would you do if it turned out God really does exist?"

Not much really. I dont base my stance on wether god exists or not as much as I base it on wether a god is worthy of worship or not. I have yet to meet a god worthy of that, so I will remain the same regardless because these knees dont bow and this tongue doesnt wag for a god or goddess.

"Cower in Fear"

Perhaps. Perhaps not. Why are you asking? Honestly, why would someone cower in fear in front of their maker unless their maker was a despotic and sadistic tyrant? I ask you to refer to my first paragraph in response to this.

"Or would you still be stubborn and deny it?"

That would be stubborn of me. Good thing you Christians arent stubborn and outright deny any other gods and goddesses that you may find yourself standing in front of after death, and especially you! Good thing you are immune to that stubborn denial unlike myself.

*obvious sarcasm*

old comment by Liberalatheistprochoicehomo

If it turned out a god existed, I'd probably react the same way I would if I found out Santa Claus existed. I'd have a few questions for both, and they'd be pretty similar. For Santa, "why do you not always give presents to good children who are poor, but you always give presents to rich little bastards?" I'd ask god, "Why do terrible things happen to really good people, but plenty of bad people are never punished?" I'd also ask Santa, "If my parents give me all the presents I have ever gotten, what did you do for me?" And for god, I'd say "If science can explain so much about how the universe works, what point is there in you?"

old comment by Anon2

Atheists, what would you do if it turned out God really does exist?

"Ahhhh! Evidence! I really didn't expect you to exist. But thank you very, very much, this whole senseless blabber about 'faith' was definitely getting on my nerves ..."

And in case this "god" is really like the fundie god (fortunately, this is very, very unlikely):

"... wait, what? You are *demanding* 'faith'? What kind of god are you, anyway? Do you have a problem with critical, rational thinking? Do you have a problem with a loyal opposition? Do you really want only hypocrites, bigots, brown-nosers and boot-lickers in your heaven? Honestly, I am deeply disappointed by you. The creator of the universe should really be able to do much better than to stage such a pathetic show."

old comment by Anon-e-moose

"Atheists, what would you do if it turned out God really does exist?"

'If'?! [/Spartan Laconic Wit]

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Oh, no more please, Mr. Wilde, I am bereft of ribs!

Please excuse me if I refuse to answer your question Scottypoos, as completely baseless hypothetical questions aren't exactly my forte (or Ranpha; see above [/"Galaxy Angel"] X3 ).

Because that's the problem in a nutbag: baseless As in not a single shred of hard, solid, physical fucking evidence to back up you & your ilk's claim that a so-called 'God' even exists in the first place.

After all, said aforementioned so-called 'God' has had more than infinite fucking chances to prove me wrong. So why hasn't he to date? Oh yes, I know why: because he doesn't fucking exist; never has existed, and never will exist. Ergo, Atheism. Q.E.D., bitch.

"Cower in fear? Or would you still be stubborn and deny it?"

(*Interior of the House of Commons, post-PM's Questions; Anon-e-moose MP, Minister of Culture and Fundie Bullshit Annihilation gets up and approaches Despatch Box*):

'I refer the (Dis)Honourable Member to the answer I gave just a few moments ago.'

Moral: So, after all those decades of 'Turn or Burn', that's it? That's all you're reduced to, in your so-called 'proseltysing' attempts nowadays (a.k.a. 'Witlessing')? Hypothetical questions?! Seems that (in your case at least, Scottypoos) I won't be needing this anymore:

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And you wonder why people these days are no longer afraid?

“Atheists, what would you do if it turned out God really does exist?”
Which God?
And how do you know?
What evidence did you provide me that was convincing?

“Cower in fear?”
Why? I’ve been honest at every step. I lost my faith because the believers were such inconsistent asshats. A guy shows up on the plane next to me, says, ’I’m God,’ or allah or thor or whoever, can i assume he knows my history?

“Or would you still be stubborn and deny it?”
Why would i do that?
The ENTIRE TIME i’ve been searching for a reason to believe in gods. Just at some point i realized that i’d stopped holding out any hope. But give me a reason. Booyah.
Now, if it’s Old Testament God, I may not choose to worship that misogynistic, self-important ass, but i’d definitely not be an atheist.

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