Debate: Is there God?
Side: No

Okay, so what kind of evidence? How would you know if something proves the existence of God or not?I don't know, you will have to show me... I won't believe in a god, I could request any sort of evidence, but there will always be a concept of god that is harder and harder to be capable of being evident. Even with a concept of god where evidence is impossible, that doesn't mean you believe it anyway cause evidence is impossible for it... it doesn't work that way... And your beliefs aren't?Depends on what beliefs.And what are those reasons?evidence...No? Then why are you alive?You have to differentiate between why and how. If I ask WHY something happened, and HOW something happened, in certain contexts they can mean the same thing. If I spill my soda, if I ask "why did my soda spilled?" the answer will be "because I knocked it over." if I ask "how my soda spilled?" the answer will be "because I knocked it over". Differentiate between why and how here is need.Some people have a genuine reason as to why they believe in GodA substantiated reason? I'd like to hear it.But both could be wrong. The person may not actually love you, and God may not actually exist.agreed. To people who believe in God, their reason why is not just because, unless they truly don't have a reason...I think subconsciously it is, I have not come across a substantiated reason to believe in god. But name one thing you believe in without having a reason to believe in it.I try not to believe in things for no reason, of course I probably do, and I have, but I usually change my beliefs when I find they aren't on substantiated reasons.Reasons aren't always good, but there are always reasons for beliefs.Well of course... I find it strange you think I wouldn't realize that... I figured you'd understand what I meant, when I said "just because". Yes, they all don't believe "just because", some do, those have other reasons to substantiate. it, to make it more than "just because" because they understand that is wishful thinking, but I have yet to hear of a substantiated reason. A reason I said I won't believe "just because" is you are alluding to god not being able to have evidence for means we should believe in god anyway.You can believe whatever you want! However, you can't hold a belief just because. That shows ignorance (I am not calling you ignorant as in stupid, just so you know) in your understanding of the other sides opinions. It suggests that you are so consumed with one view, that you refuse to understand the otherNo, actually i genuinely try to understand the other view as much as possible, I am open to understanding why people believe in god, and I even at one point went through a phase where I tried to justify god's existence to myself. The scientific studies that you use to back up your beliefs, I also use to back up mine. So what reasoning could you have that trumps mine? How is yours any less "just because" than mine?I don't need a reason to NOT believe in something, I need a reason TO believe in something. I am not holding a belief. I am holding beliefs ABOUT your belief, but not an actual belief in god one way or the other. I hold the belief that I have not heard of any substantiated reasons to believe what you believe, and therefore it is erroneous to believe what you believe.Like I said, all beliefs require reasons.I agree, differentiate between why or how though in this context, because with WHY if you think what I think you mean, you are assuming another belief to be true, which is common with the belief in god.Like I said, "at the core they are a mystery."Agreed, but we do understand some, we may never fully understand everything, but that is the beauty of our world.Psychology Today has a fascinating article on how time doesn't exist ;PI trust physicists over psychologists on subjects that are studied by physicists rather than psychologists...By the way, not HOW we tick... But WHY we tick.What is the difference in this context?