Quote Originally Posted by IamTheWalrus
I was just wondering why some people prefer to believe in nothing than believe in God. no im not saying everyone that does not believe in god, believes in nothing im just wondering how you think? Im trying to understand how people believe god does not exist and that our entire universe came from nothing(sorrry gas and dust). Im not looking for an arguement just a good conversation.

and this is my first post on this forum so i guess nice to meet you all :thumbsup:
The universe did not come from gas and dust. True, the universe did consist entirely of gas and dust in its early stages, but they didn't create the universe themselves. By the way, they still make up for the vast majority of the universe that isn't just empty space...some interesting cosmic design plan God has there.

My reason for not believing in God is simply that there is no evidence for it. I couldn't get myself to believe in God even if I tried. No more than you could close your eyes, say "I believe in unicorns" and really believe it despite the lack of evidence. That idea simply will not go into my brain unless something in my experience convinces my brain that it is true.

If we are trying to explain the complexity we see around us, why evoke God as a hypothesis? God, if such a being exists, must be the most complex thing in the universe if he knows everything and designed it all; seeking to explain the existence of moderate complexity with an infinitely more complex creator gets us nowhere. It doesn't work to help explain the origin of existence either. Where did God come from? If it is possible to say God just created himself, why can't we just say the universe created itself instead and cut out one unnecessary step in the explanation?

If there is a God out there, it is his fault for making a universe that looks so...godless. It would be an extremely trivial matter for him to prove his existence. I provide conclusive evidence of my existence to others every day, and I'm a mere human.