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Can a theist refuse to believe there is a God?

Quagmire

Quagmire

Imaginary talking monkey
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See, my take on God is that He can do anything He wants, including not exist.

So since it's in His power to not exist, it would follow that as a believer I would have to believe in His non-existence as well as His existence. Otherwise I'd be putting limitations on Him, which wouldn't be there if He didn't exist, since something that doesn't exist couldn't have any limitations imposed upon it, because where would you put them?

So yes and no.

Also maybe.

Although I'm not claiming to be able to prove any of this.
 
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footprints

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Beaudreaux said:
While we're at it....
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Anybody can refuse to believe something, albeit they do not end up with nothing, they end up with another belief.

The theist for example, can refuse to believe in God, this is what many thiests who convert to atheism, agnosticism, taoism et al do. They replace their belief pattern with different beliefs and gain a different perspective.

The thiest can also, refuse to believe in God, and they change their belief pattern to; this is just a game, I am refusing to believe in God and forcing my intelligence to do it.
 
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