Hypothetical: Divinity directly revealed to you

[Dauphin]

This is directed at believers of a religion as much as atheists and agnostics.

Suppose an event occured that would lead you to the inescapable conclusion that the world around us was created by a divinity. The event can be something only you witnessed, that a group of you witnessed or even the entire world witnessed. The event may be a scientific and peer reviewed study with an extremely high degree of accuracy. Basically the event is something that would convince you of the existence of a divinity without room for doubt.

Assume the divinity is of a Judo-Christian-Islam leaning.

How would that knowledge effect your life?

I'm interested in whether Christians with absolute knowledge (as opposed to faith) in their God would become more devout.

I'm also interested in how such a sudden change in worldview would effect atheists. Are there any atheists here that could never be convinced of a divinity?

[Harovan]

I am a diehard atheist, but would acknowledge facts. I would, however, do all I can to double and triple check that "evidence", before I give in.

[Rogan Josh]

It wouldn't change anything for me. God and I talk all the time...

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Originally posted by Rogan Josh
It wouldn't change anything for me. God and I talk all the time...

that is a true difference between a believer and non-believer, a beliver has to base his religion on experience, and that is it no matter what religion he is or else. In the same way a guy who says he is religious and says he has no experience he is an atheist with a wrong name.

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
I am a diehard atheist, but would acknowledge facts. I would, however, do all I can to double and triple check that "evidence", before I give in.

[oedo]

as an agnostic I probably would think that I have seen more than I should have. I probably would try to keep on living and believing like I always used to. but this is all too theoretic to make a clear statement.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

I would jsut say that the evidence cannot be "third person" as it has to be my own experience, if that God can talk to him, he has to be willing to reveal himself to me somehow to.

[FireBrand]

i would have to kill myself.

i currently live every day of my life thinking that i am god.

[Rogan Josh]

I think most atheists would find some way to 'rationalise' it away, no matter how startling the revalation. No conclusion is inescapable, so they would just block it out and go back to living as they always did. They could always put it down to a mass halucination of something.

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
I am a diehard atheist, but would acknowledge facts. I would, however, do all I can to double and triple check that "evidence", before I give in.

same here

if i saw jesus' face in a tortillia, however, i'd ask my self why an omnipotent being chose to manifest himself in a low price foodstuff.

[Soul Survivor]

I would change very little in my life if it was proven to me that God exists, (unless it was allah - then i might go to a mosque and curse bush a little more often )

But otherwise, if there is something you'd change, regardless of whether there was a god, or whether existence was meaningless "what you see is what you get", then you're not living life the way you should be.

At this point in my life I have complete faith that one day the true nature of the universe will be revealed to me, whether by God or by some other beings ala the Matrix or whether this is all some creation of my own imagination, either way I look forward to whatever awaits - but I'm in no rush to get there.

[Jon Miller]

Rogan Josh

I don't know what has been up with my latest visit to apolyton

but I have agreed strongly with everything you say

:d:

Jon Miller

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Soul Survivor
then i might go to a mosque and curse bush a little more often

that implies that you do it already. FLAME THE N00b!

[loinburger]

I wouldn't expect that the revelation would affect me a great deal, unless God also gave me a rule-book or something (in which case I'd obviously follow the rule-book -- no need to piss off a fellow who's omnipotent... ). I mean, it's not like I'd say "Wow, I'd better stop being so bloody evil, now that I know that I'm gonna get a spanking if I'm naughty!"

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by UberKruX


same here

if i saw jesus' face in a tortillia, however, i'd ask my self why an omnipotent being chose to manifest himself in a low price foodstuff.

I'd ask why you think that Jesus' face in a tortilla is the evidence that is most likely to persuade you of a God.