Atheists - How do you explain the existence of existence?

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+1 for you.
Awesome answer.

Very much so, problem is, nobody still knows the truth/answer.

Posters trying to create new words via hyphens are idiots.

Last Edited by NoPeaceforZionists on 06/23/2011 07:45 PM

Nothing came out of nothing, then nothing grew up and then nothingly nothing happened, this, in turn made nothing to hatch and when it developed nothing started to be seen around their nothings; afterwards, nothing appeared out of the blue anywhere and nothing showed up suddenly in front of nothing. Further nothings were wandering around nothingness when, finally, out of nothing, and atom materialed! wee!! XD

The main thing I dont understand is the need to explain the existance of the universe and life.

It is something that can never be personally experienced, so the only belief structure can come from another source, i.e. religion, speculative science, etc.

It doesnt really matter unless you are trying to prove something else, (existance of God, afterlife, non-existance of God, etc).

It is natural to ask why, but when the answer is unavailable and not demonstrable, then it becomes a pointless question.

One of the big problems with this kind of question is that terms are undefined. People make assumptions about what words like "God" mean. To any person who believes in one of the Christian Gods, a person who does not share that belief is an "atheist". Just because someone does not share another persons belief in a deity, does not make them qualified to explain existence. Just because someone does believe in a deity also does not make them qualified to explain existence.
Most theistic believers make claims about their particular God, but do not bother to perform all the mental experiments required to deduce a comprehensive cosmology from it. What is observable must fit in with a comprehensive cosmological model. So if someone wants to make claims for a deity, they have to be able to explain all current and future observations of reality in terms of that deity. In some ways accepting a religious explanation is a cop out for lazy people.

I can't explain it and neither can Jeebus or Muhammad or Buddha or Zeus or Quetzacoatl and neither can you OP, the difference between you and I is, I admit it.

There is an abundance of evidence, have you ever studied bible prophecy?

And I just stopped in, to see what the existence of existence was in.

One thing I know for sure. Atheists are OK with the fact that we don't know everything and don't need to make up some unproven supernatural magical to explain it. Also, there is no fucking way any religion can prove itself to be true. All religions claim they talk their god, pray and get their prayers answered, miracles, etc. All religions that I have studied in depth can be observed historically to see exactly how they came about and evolved. Religions are man-made to comfort people of death and all of their lives problems by giving them impossible to prove absolutes so people don't have to think and live their simple happy life with the authorities they crave because they are child-minded.