Hypothesis Quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley

“God is an hypothesis, and, as such, stands in need of proof: the onus probandi rests on the theist.”

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

The theist must present an intelligible description of god. Until he does so, god makes no more sense than unie; both are cognitively empty,…

— George H. Smith

Theists give several 'proofs' of the existence of God. These are really just arguments, because if there were convincing proof just one would suffice.

— Marcel Conche

If it is to be established that there is a God, then we have to have good grounds for believing that this is indeed…

— Antony Flew

God will not be God, if He allowed Himself to be the object of proof by His creatures.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Scientific evidence for God's existence is being claimed today by theists, many of whom carry respectable scientific or philosophical credentials. He who is neither…

— Victor J. Stenger

The purpose of this study is to offer a logical, practical, pragmatic proof of the existence of God from a purely scientific perspective.

— John Clayton

The god hypothesis is no longer of any pragmatic value for the interpretation or comprehension of nature, and indeed often stands in the way…

— Julian Huxley

On pragmatistic principles, if the hypothesis of God works satisfactorily in the widest sense of the word, it is true.

— William James

“A theist can't empirically prove that God exists but he believes in God because no one can allegedly disprove God's existence. By his logic,…

— G.M. Jackson

Proof is not required to believe [in a god]. But some sign, some evidence is needed. None exists... Find some inkling of evidence. There…

— Victor J. Stenger

I have hitherto followed the lines marked out by the Theist in his attempt to prove that there exists a mind behind natural phenomena,…

— Chapman Cohen