Hypothetical question for anyone

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This is not a question an atheist can answer.

Pardon me, but it reminds me of a question dj2becker once asked me: [my paraphrasing...] "If you believed in God and knew that everything taught about God was true, what justification would you have for continuing to be an atheist?"

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Yes, life would be different.

If God proved without any doubt that He existed, then believing in Him shouldn't be an issue at all, which would nullify the hell option.

After the belief issue comes the certain desire to then obey God in all ways, because you know, again, that He's there and wants obedience.

(It's only the doubt that He exists which allows one to willingly disobey God. It's the mind's way to cope. Otherwise, obedience would be seen in all believers....all the time).

This is why God created faith, because knowing for sure that He's there is too much to handle, too overwhelming.

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This is why God created faith, because knowing for sure that He's there is too much to handle, too overwhelming.

The "faith" of most walk-the-walk Christians is, for all psychological intents and purposes, the same as "knowing for sure that He's there". And it certainly doesn't strike them as "too much to handle, too overwhelming". Indeed, they feel empowered and inspired by it. You sound like you've never discussed "faith" with Christians.

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It's only the doubt that He exists which allows one to willingly disobey God. It's the mind's way to cope. Otherwise, obedience would be seen in all believers....all the time.

This doesn't ring true, at all.

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I don't think sonship has much moral substance when it comes to the fate of anyone but himself. He eagerly awaits the 'end times' because he has already declared himself irrevocably saved and he clearly thinks his personal aspirations about him being 'deified' as a "godman" as soon as possible are more important than the supposed destruction of most other human beings, men, women and children.

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If this occurred, I would reconsider my version and definition of God...I cannot consider an all powerful being that tortures and burns sentient beings for all eternity to be a god, but rather a devil.

How would it change my life? I would walk away from a belief system that paid homage and devotion to such a being...wait!...I did exactly that and discovered peace in its place.

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I think this is a great question, however I've tried asking similar questions before and found that religious people are incapable of honestly answering such questions. For some reason they are not able to think outside the box and visualize realistic hypothetical scenarios. The cause for this, according to my theory, is pure fear -- conscious and unconscious fear. This theory is supported by a saying once told by a wise old man: "Religion is the enslavement of the mind."

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Being a devout agnostic , I have no "particular version of god " .
Following logic I would go on as I have every other day of my life .
Even I were to confirm that any god is unknowable and/or impossible to actually comprehend , my life would go on .
I don't know if my life would be different .

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If the person was of sound mind they would surely recognise that such a God, who would burn people alive for not believing in Him, was clearly the manufacture of flawed human beings trying to scare people into belief. Such a person should abandon that particular faith, not evangelise others to join.