Quote Originally Posted by wossname View Post
...Well actually, technically it does.

If you look at all the main monotheistic doctrines from the past 4000 years or so, they all indicate that the God in question derives his (her?) power from the total number of believers that follow him. If everyone stopped believing in God all at the same time, then that God would cease to exist.

What is less clear though is that if people changed their mind again a minute later and believed again, would the God you get back be the same one that vanished a minute ago or would he be a different (but very similar) one?

Also it seems to me that as soon as you die, your own amount of belief instantly becomes valueless to God or Satan. I came to this conclusion because presumably there are many (say 1000 times) more sinners in Hell than their are holies in Heaven. The sinners would certainly have a very tangible belief in Satan because he's busy torturing them all the time. If that post-mortem belief in Satan and God was actually "counted", then Satan would be 1000 times more powerful than God.

This would lead to a state of affairs where Satan would vanquish God, and bring about a new era where people that worshipped Satan would be regarded as holy and those that worshipped God as evil. A complete 180 degree role reversal. Thus begins an endless, infinite cycle. On average, therefore, God == Satan.

Q.E.D.

Hmm, actually this logic thing isn't all it's cracked up to be.

You know what? Forget it!
I don't know about those doctrines but I cannot agree with them if that is what they say. God has all been powerful even before He created humans hence it is illogical that He derived His power from the beliefs of humans.

True theist would also believe of the existence of Satan, I cannot imagine someone who would believe in Satan and don't believe in God, what could be reasonable is that those who don't believe in God would be following Satan's influence without them knowing. =)

God has given us freewill to choose what we should believe so He does not coerce all human to follow or believe in Him, it is up to us if we will accept or reject His existence. I just choose to believe in Him, after all what should I lose?