Intrepid wrote:Why is it so important for non-believers to have proof of a believers faith? Are they asked for proof of their non-belief? How do we know that they are not lying or deceiving themselves and are really closet believers. Where is the proof? Can you provide scientific proof that you do not believe in God?
I hear this question over and over and over again. Let me try to answer it.
"Why is it so important for non-believers to have proof of a believer's faith?"
The reason falls to what I perceive to be basic human nature. Curiosity. If I were to approach you and say that there is a UFO flying directly above our heads even now, you would look up and see nothing. You would then ask me how I know.
This is essentially what non-believers are asking. Believers that come forward and make the claim that they know God exists and that he wants to help us, the natural first question is "Why do you believe that, where is he?" You would be a stupendous idiot to give someone $50 because he said it was the only way to save the world from cosmic destruction without first asking him for some evidence of this impending doom.
As for asking proof of their non-belief, well that's just silly. That's akin to me asking you to prove your non-belief that rubber-coated paint pellets are an aphrodisiac. It's something you had never even thought of until some yokel came up and tried to sell the idea to you. Burden of proof is upon those declaring the abnormal or sensational truism, not on the poor bastard standing in line at McDonalds waiting to get breakfast.
