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The roundness of the Earth can be tested and proven in many different ways. The existence of god cannot be tested at all. So, not the same, at all.
Many, if not most Christian church services don't involve discussion of whether or not god exists, because it is pretty much assumed that all those in attendance already believe that he/it does. It would be what's called "preaching to the choir". Everything you just described about atheist conventions: topics, games, performances, and the occassional discussion of the existence of god, also occurs in Christian gatherings.
You're just denying the ways that you can test for god, though. They're pretty similar, once you can pull yourself into some semblance of objectivity over religion.
I've never been to a sunday sermon (I go to church weekly) that didn't try to reaffirm that god existed. However, I can't remember a meeting with other athiests where we tried to reaffirm the opposite. It could definitely be considered "preaching to the choir", but unlike in Church, bringing up the "God isn't real guise" topic is going to earn you a bunch of eyeball rolls. The difference is we don't care about the topic that's supposedly keeing us organized, outside of the "I really don't want to talk to crispies" thing we all sorta have going for us.
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[–] draaaak 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
The roundness of the Earth can be tested and proven in many different ways. The existence of god cannot be tested at all. So, not the same, at all.
Many, if not most Christian church services don't involve discussion of whether or not god exists, because it is pretty much assumed that all those in attendance already believe that he/it does. It would be what's called "preaching to the choir". Everything you just described about atheist conventions: topics, games, performances, and the occassional discussion of the existence of god, also occurs in Christian gatherings.
[–] thisistotallynotme 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
You're just denying the ways that you can test for god, though. They're pretty similar, once you can pull yourself into some semblance of objectivity over religion.
I've never been to a sunday sermon (I go to church weekly) that didn't try to reaffirm that god existed. However, I can't remember a meeting with other athiests where we tried to reaffirm the opposite. It could definitely be considered "preaching to the choir", but unlike in Church, bringing up the "God isn't real guise" topic is going to earn you a bunch of eyeball rolls. The difference is we don't care about the topic that's supposedly keeing us organized, outside of the "I really don't want to talk to crispies" thing we all sorta have going for us.
[–] draaaak ago (edited ago)
What is one way to test for god that results in evidence?