In the reading, it said atheists argue that the statement, "God exists" has been discomfirmed. I was really interested in how they can disprove His existence but not prove His existence. After googling "atheists disprove God," I came across a website called patheos.com. In a certain article (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2011/12/atheists-disprove-gods-existence-again.html), there's a video of a scientist who managed to replicate religious experience with a "God Helmet" that applied electromagnetic waves to different parts of the brain. This disproves God because if the participant was very religious, she would have similar experiences in her place of worship that she did while wearing the helmet. She experienced figures around her, stepping out of her body, and warmth as if a fire was around her.
On the site, asktheatheists.com, one guy argues that one cannot disprove God then one cannot prove God either. Another even says that the fact that this question is still prevalent today is depressing.
Despite these two examples, it was difficult to find examples how the statement has been disconfirmed. Their main argument seems to be, since one cannot prove God, He does not exist. I was really disappointed in this research because I was really excited to read about how atheists have "disproven" God.
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