Religion
In reply to the discussion: If you cannot disprove the existence of God, or prove the existence of God [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)No one can prove any negative. It's impossible. So no one can prove that God does not exist and never did.
It is, however, possible to prove someone or something exists or once existed.
I am not saying that God does not exist and never did. I am saying only exactly what I said (a concept that should be self evident, but, for some reason, seems hard for some readers to accept). If anything, I believe more in some higher power of some kind than in nothing. And I tend to refer to that higher power as God.
I don't care what anyone believes or disbelieves, though. I've known some damn fine people of many beliefs and also some damn fine atheistsl
It's when people do things like shun and shame their own child for being gay and maybe cause a teen suicide that I care. And it's not only that issue, but a host of others.
I don't know of any indication that God require any of use to play God. The exception is enforcing the sabbath in Israel, where Jews are supposed to make sure everyone honors the sabbath, including the "stranger" inside the gates.
Other than that, the commandments tell you how to behave. Nowhere else that I know of are you asked, let along deputized, to enforce your view of the Bible on your neighbor, let alone everyone in the U.S. And, in the New Testament, you are directed to stop looking at the alleged misdeeds of others and work on perfecting yourself.
The current meme is that God needs humans to work on earth because he has no way of so doing. Really? You think he's an ominipotent God and also think he can't do anything on earth without your help? No one can prove any negative. It's impossible. If he wanted or expected your help, your Bible would say so. You're not God's right hand man or woman on earth. Indeed that belief would be hubris. Get over yourself. For the love of God, get over yourself.