If God is the almighty "caring" being, then why is there so much suffering on a global scale? Why do the rich get richer and the poor get poorer?

I don't understand why people don't like cabbages.

Simply put, there isn't enough evidence.

I don't believe he exists, but I see God as a power hungry maniac with no interest in anybody except himself. He refuses to help anyone unless they give their lives to him and worship him for eternity. If God is so "merciful" and "loving", then how come the world is in chaos? God is just a coping mechanism for people who can't handle their own life.

i feel bad for people who kill themselves because "god has plans for them" and then just find out that there is no further life and they basically just screwed themselves. besides putting themselves out of their misery. depending on how bad their life was in the first place.

Give me solid proof god is real. None of your "this was a miracle from him" bullshit

The same reason kids stop talking to their imaginary friend.

Ok let me ask you something. In the Bible it says " Man was created in the image of God"(or something like that), so how is it I'm color blind but my freinds aren't? Is God colorblind? Just a thought

Because religion is one of the biggest cause of genocide and war in the past

[quote]I don't understand why people don't believe in God, anyone know why?[/quote] Give me a reason to. Christianity was crammed down my throat as far back as I could remember. I remember waking up every Sunday and thinking, "[i]Why do I have to wake up at 8:00 in the morning to worship a God I don't believe?[/i]" I hated it because the whole 2-hour lectures where just stories the pastor read out of a book. [i](Who wrote the book? Where did it come from?)[/i] I would just sit there and be miserable for the whole lecture because I didn't care, not in the slightest. Later (about 12 or so), I started to get into science a bit more. I listened to the sermons (which we were going to every now and then), and I just found science as the most logical and viable option. Christianity didn't really make all that much sense. Fast forward to about month ago, my grandmother (Who is incredibly religious, every day she tells me to live for Jesus, and I tell her I will) took me to a lecture about disproving science. I nearly laughed when their first rebuttle was against the Earth not being completely flooded. They showed an image of the water abruptly stopping hundreds of feet above land, but what they didn't mention is that THE MOUNTAINS WEREN'T ALWAYS SUBMERGED IN WATER (If at all). I mean, even is that isn't enough, some of the rules are stupid. Some of them makes sense, but... [quote]Thou shall not covet. (Or something along those lines, correct me if I'm wrong)[/quote] I'm not allowed to be want something? [quote]cov·et kəvət verb yearn to possess or have (something).[/quote] What? Other than that, I just don't want to have to rely on God to do things for me, especially since whenever I did pray, I didn't really get a tangible response. If one did exist, I'd rather live my life than have God give me the cheat codes. [quote]"It's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years that counts." - Adlai E. Stevenson.[/quote] ~ [quote]How do you atheists and pagans explain all the miracles at shrines and stuff? I'm catholic btw[/quote] You mean things that kinda happen without reason? It's kinda in the definition, man. Just because it's not proven or we can't explain it doesn't mean a diety did it. Did you know gravity is a theory? It exists, we just can't completely explain it. Edit 1: Sorry, I am writing this in government class, so if it seems sporadic or unorganized, it's probably because it is. Currently trying to take notes, fill out a study guide, and be part of this debate. Edit 2: Minor grammatical fixes.

Because there really is no reason for him to exist.

Something to do with being liberal.

Believes in God, God turns out to be real. = Goes to heaven. Believes in God, God turns out not to be real. = Dies like anyone else and goes wherever. Doesn't believe in God, God turns out to be real. = Eternal Damnation. [spoiler]you see where I'm coming at here?[/spoiler]

Because, that which can be asserted without evidence can be disproven without such. [spoiler]all those "miracles" are smoke and mirrors, or lies written by ancient poets[/spoiler]

As far as we can tell, the universe operates in predictable ways, independent of anything supernatural. This even includes complex processes like evolution. I understand the emotional/societal reasons for believing in a certain deity, but I don't think there's any rational reason for it. So, I'm willing to hear any rational arguments you have [i]for[/i] believing in a god. Examples of irrational reasons are: * "what if" scenarios * you were brought up believing it * you don't know how else to explain something * wishful thinking