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If you 'believe' in gravity, you may as well believe in god

Both are imperceptible, both are just theories. But all the people who reject god on the absence of evidence take the theory of gravity on nothing but faith

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Reply 1

james22

Gravity has evidence, God does not. Therefore gravity is a theory and God is not.

Reply 2

a.gafor

how do you take the theory of gravity on nothing but faith? :shock:

when you know for a fact that, e.g. apples fall on the ground and don't just stay in the air or fly away once they are ripe

if you don't like the word gravity, you can call it something else but that force of attraction is still there :tongue:

P.S.
This is not to say I don't believe in God, I do. But your analogy doesn't really make sense to me :confused:

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Reply 3

thegoblinking

I believe in gravity because it is the best and most reasonable explanation to certain observable effects. Gravity is simply the name given to a phenomenon which is demonstrable- namely of the attraction between physical bodies. I do not believe in god because there are to my mind better explanations to effects often attributed to god.

Reply 4

MC armani

Original post by a.gafor

how do you take the theory of gravity on nothing but faith? :shock:

P.S.
This is not to say I don't believe in God, I do. But your analogy doesn't really make sense to me :confused:

prove that its a force of attraction. theres not a shred of evidence

Reply 5

a.gafor

Original post by MC armani

prove that its a force of attraction. theres not a shred of evidence

loool I thought I made it quite clear in my previous post :confused:

Why does an apple fall on the ground? why doesn't it stay hanging if there is no force pulling it towards the ground/earth? or for that matter if for some reason other than gravity it does break, why does the air not take it away and keep it above the ground?

surely you have seen astronauts in space? where there is no gravity and they are free to move around? or are you one of those who think all that is just a gimmick :shock:

Reply 6

beccafd

I don't think you understand how scientific theories work... They aren't just somebody saying "I think this is what this thing is!!!" and then people believing that.

Here's a definition I found that might better explain a SCIENTIFIC theory.

"In science, an explanation or model that covers a substantial group of occurrences in nature and has been confirmed by a substantial number of experiments and observations."

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Reply 7

Noble.

If you believe this, you may as well have a bowl of tomato soup.

Reply 8

whatisthis47

I don't believe in gravity. :nothing:

Reply 9

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If you don't believe in gravity, try walking off a cliff. Just see what happens.

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Reply 10

Paula Melo

Original post by MC armani

Both are imperceptible, both are just theories. But all the people who reject god on the absence of evidence take the theory of gravity on nothing but faith

Original post by MC armani

prove that its a force of attraction. theres not a shred of evidence

Reply 11

2ndClass

Of course I believe in Gravity. What I can't fathom however is how the same gravity that keep trillions of tons of ocean water not spilling out into space doesn't crush us to death :hmmmm:

Reply 12

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Original post by 2ndClass

Of course I believe in Gravity. What I can't fathom however is how the same gravity that keep trillions of tons of ocean water not spilling out into space doesn't crush us to death :hmmmm:

It's because gravity is directly proportional to mass. Humans have very little mass so the Earth pulls hard on us, but we barely pull back.*

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Reply 13

2ndClass

Original post by majmuh24

It's because gravity is directly proportionate to mass. Humans have very little mass so the Earth pulls hard on us, but we barely pull back.*

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Ah, now I understand. Thanks dude.

Reply 14

Scienceisgood

Original post by MC armani

Both are imperceptible, both are just theories. But all the people who reject god on the absence of evidence take the theory of gravity on nothing but faith

Once again, someone who doesn't know the definition of theory...

Reply 15

chukster97

Are we seriously comparing gravity to god? Is that the best argument you got?

Reply 16

Lotus_Eater

Original post by MC armani

Both are imperceptible, both are just theories. But all the people who reject god on the absence of evidence take the theory of gravity on nothing but faith

Wrong, I've seen it with my own eyes. Sandra Bullock was excellent.

Strong trolling

It's true, gravity doesn't exist, it's simply intelligent falling. Full details here: http://www.theonion.com/articles/evangelical-scientists-refute-gravity-with-new-int,1778/

Reply 19

Green Marble

Original post by MC armani

Both are imperceptible, both are just theories. But all the people who reject god on the absence of evidence take the theory of gravity on nothing but faith