They are concepts, suggestions of supernatural beings. This is true for both believers and non believers, most humans don't claim to be able to touch God.
Your question is somewhat unclear, and I assume that you are asking whether the depictions of stone, wood and clay is not proof that god (or gods) exist.
The fact that a depiction of something exist is absolutely not proof of the existence of the 'something'. It simply means that the depiction exist.
I can make a depiction for you of the omgaglubaba bird, even though no such thing exist. (Does that prove to you I am a god?)
Its not clear to me what you are trying to ask. Are you asking if I believe in statutes of lots of different gods and goddess or dragons or gorgons? Yes, I believe in statutes, engravings, paintings of these things as I've seen many. If you are then asking why I don't believe supernatural beings exist I don't because I have no real evidence to me that would indicate that they do. I have plenty that humans are imaginative but none that leprechauns, gorgons, Poseidon, or other god(s)/goddess(es) are real. When some evidence does arise I would consider it.
If you're asking what the carvings etc are depicting gods, they are just that. Mans artistic interpretation of what their gods or supernatural beings look like, or artistic symbolism for them.
I dint believe in "the supernatural" (that includes God/s) because there is no proof for any of it.
Stone, wood, clay etc 'gods' are just representations of characters. In each of your questions, you show a devastating misunderstanding of what is meant by 'exist'. Many drawings have surfaced of the ancient and powerful evil wizard Voldemort, along with a detailed history of his life and he has even been captured on film. However, outside of the Harry Potter fictional universe, he does not exist. Much in the same way, gods do not exist.
I came to the conclusion that the supernatural beings known as gods do not exist because I see no evidence for them. I see scripture as being mere fairy tales. I see life as one result of a common and easily understood series of chemical reactions. I see humans as being a step in the ladder of evolution. I do not think gods are necessary for our existence. I do not think any gods interact with the world around us, shaping our future. I think that if I am wrong, and gods do exist, then they will be nothing like any religion humans have invented.
Thousands of years ago, those living in what is now Egypt would look into the sky and see Re, in his chariot, illuminating the world, being destroyed at the end of every day only to be reborn the next. Many centuries ago, storms would wreak havoc across Northern Europe, and people would cower in fear from the furious Thor, wielding Mjolnir in boundless rage. A few hundred years ago, people would burn other people to death because a crusty old book said they should, lest they burn in hell themselves.
Religions are invented when ignorance is abundant. Gods are created in the collective mind of the masses to explain why and how things happen, because the real mechanism is poorly understood. I place gods in the file marked 'Fiction', along with fairies, leprechauns, unicorns, vampires, werewolves, incubus and succubus, and magic.
If you're talking about Jesus-sandwiches, I've got news for you. The human brain looks for patterns. Recognizable patters. Therefore, a person of lesser intelligence will look at something, interpret it as something meaningful and then have a religious revelation (if they're already a believer).
Gods are an abstract idea created in the heads of individuals and are used to answer questions that are either too difficult or too unpleasant for the individual to understand. They are like the imaginary friend of a child. Gods exist in the heads of those that believe them but do not exist outside of that thought. It is only when the individual starts to apply rational thought and logic to their perception of God that God is eradicated from their mind, although the damage of indoctrination can have a long lasting effect (Some ex-Christians still have an irrational fear of Hell despite no longer believing in Hell, much in the same way that a claustrophobic will have a fear of getting into a lift despite knowing full well that they would never set foot in a lift.)
I do not believe in the existence of a God outside of the heads of believers. There is no evidence of a omnipotent compassionate being as described by believers. In fact, all supporting evidence would indicate that such an entity could not possibly exist whilst a malicious God remains possible however improbable. I know that people lie to me to fulfill their own agenda. I know that this is a fact. It is human nature. How can I then trust a person of whom I do not fully know but have an idea of their agenda? How can I trust a book that was written so long ago by people who had their own agenda? Faith is trust without reason and I can't do that. For me, trust is earned. People have to prove themselves worthy of my trust. I have read the Bible and enough of the Qu'ran to see that they are not trust-worthy documents. They both advocate behavior which I find totally unacceptable. If the manual for your expensive camera stated that to get best performance you had to set it in jelly, you would probably not take the rest of the manual seriously.
To summaries, Theists believe that their Gods exist in the real world and are in fact supernatural beings. There is no evidence to support the existence of such beings and thus I do not believe in their existence.
i mean whatever religion claims exists
whatever description of god they give, is the one i refer to
how i come to the conclusion, because they have no evidence to support or prove their claims
Atheists: If not the depictions made of stone, wood, clay etc, what are these gods th
