i wonder that too sometimes,whats before the big bang and where is the universe exactly

For those who believe, no proof is necessary, for those who don't believe, no proof is possible i think thats how the saying goes

its a tough one wfz,but i guess thats what faith is,faith vs science can go on forever we'll only know when we die,or not

well yes, it is a leap of faith because you can't prove it with 100% certainty, but then science is all about lending evidence to theories and even the law of gravity is only called such because we have not seen an instence in which it was false but nothing can be known with 100% certainty because we can't test every possible situation.  Therefore I would qualify the "Law of Atheism" under the same idea that it's something that is believed as 100% true because there is no evidence to the contrary

Then why are people Atheists? Why aren't they Agnostics?

If the Laws of Physics are the end-all be-all has governed the existence of matter and everything for eternity, would it be wrong to classify such a system as a God? Even though it's inanimate? Or maybe something created the Laws of Physics that govern us, and that would be considered God.

Maybe that thing, God, hasn't even been in our dimension/world for over a gazillion years, but it's what started it all. How could we ever comprehend such a thing? But because we can't comprehend it, we deny it's existence entirely?

I don't understand true atheism. You have to clearly state rules about what a God is allowed to be, but why can't God be an inanimate thing such as the Laws of Physics that created and forever govern this world? Or something else we can't even comprehend.

if God has to be sentient, alive,  and such, then what name can we give to a creator and governer that's not any of those?

I think you are looking at it the wrong way.  God is a word that has been defined over the ages to mean something.  Remember language is nothing more than a symbol for what we see visually an interpret mentally.  God is actually just another word for deity.  And deity is a supernatural, immortal being.  There is no dispute of what we define as good.  So your question being is god inanimate... NO.  That is impossible to the definition as it is a being.  

The wiggle room for deities comes with the ability to understand what they are.  Because they aren't of our natural world that we understand (or yet to understand), it is possible they could be many things that fit the definition that we aren't able to comprehend.  Such as not being visible.  Or even have physical attributes that we usually associate with life.  So a deity by definition can't be the law of physics, although one could argue that these laws exist due to a deity depending on your interpretation.

My view of this matter is a rather weird one so I'll spare you on that, but I do think this is a rather interesting discussion.  But I think it only leads to one logical answer and I doubt that answer is one many would like.  And that logical answer is that the ability to understand and define that which we don't understand is a contradiction.  Instead take the Socratic method and realized you know nothing on the matter.  That is where I am on this matter although i do still uphold the belief of Atheism... but do recognize the possibility of something far greater than myself.  

Thank you for your reply! It's helped to clear up what God means. I've never had a stable defintion told to me, so thank you for explaining it.

Actually your belief sounds exactly like Agnosticism to me. You realize it would be impossible for us to truly comprehend such a being, so you're skeptical, but you reserve room for the fact that something much greater might exist. How do you see your view as Atheistic rather than Agnostic?

Thanks for your reply. ^_^

I dont think humans can comprehend God. Are minds are just not up to the challenge. Anyways I follow the religion Islam and it makes sense.

People tend to believe more in God when they are dying.

It seems that the more fear someone has in the unknown, the more likely they will want to believe in God.

Just a thought I had. I know it's common sense but I wanted to say it anyways.

I'd suggest you to read this.

All logical conclusions, using only human reason. It's helped me a lot on the matter, plus I'm taking philosophy and theology classes, so when I have a bit of spare time I'd like to enter the discussion.

Here's a friendlier version of it lol.