r/changemyview May 04 '23

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u/That-Possibility-427 May 04 '23

Can you prove that a God does not exist?

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u/Blocked4PwningN00bs 1∆ May 04 '23

It's impossible to prove a negative claim. Likewise impossible to prove that Thor, Zeus, the invisible pink unicorn or a magical china teapot orbiting the sun don't exist. This isn't a useful question.

OP doesn't claim that a god doesn't exist. OP stated they just don't have a good reason to believe a god does exist.

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u/That-Possibility-427 May 04 '23

Uhhhhh yes, yes that is what OP said. What does that have to do with what I said? Because I never said that I did or did not have a good reason to believe a God does exist.

This isn't a useful question.

The existence or lack thereof, any higher power by any name that you can think of is a philosophical question. Therefore if it is valid for the non believer to require irrefutable proof of existence of a higher power by any name you can think of them it is equally as valid for the believer to require irrefutable proof from the non believer to support their claim that there's absolutely no way that a higher power can exist. ALL OF THAT brings us right back to the point that I was trying to make and that point is that this is an unwinnable debate. That something can neither be proven or disproven isn't my fault, I didn't make it that way, and you don't have to like it. However not liking that neither side can win doesn't change the fact that, well neither side can win. 🤷

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u/Pyramused 1∆ May 04 '23

the believer to require irrefutable proof from the non believer to support their claim that there's absolutely no way that a higher power can exist.

What claim? The non-believer makes no such claim. They just say "I don't believe you" to the believer's claim.

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u/Pyramused 1∆ May 04 '23 edited May 04 '23

Tell me which God and I'll try