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[quote=Anonymous]NP here.  I want to respond to these two points:
[quote]... And I wanted to make one point: these are essential conversations to have. So many atheists here said they just did not see a need to think about whether or not there is a God. And they said I had psychological problems because I do see a need. That's OK--that's what I used to think. And maybe I am a freak of nature, that I go around thinking deep thoughts all the time. But I still say these questions are, in fact, essential. [/quote]
Who says atheists don't think deep thoughts?  Some do, and some don't (just like some religious people think deep thoughts, and others don't).  It's just that atheists generally don't ponder the existence of some god as part of their deep thoughts.

[quote]No one has been able to say there is objective truth of right and wrong without God. And yes, I really want objective truth about right and wrong to be real. [/quote]
I don't know for sure what you mean by "objective truth of right and wrong" in this context, but however you define it, I don't think any religious god will supply it.  History is full of examples of some god or other commanding people to commit acts that we all probably would agree are "wrong."  The "objective truth" that you seem to see in religion actually appears to vary quite subjectively depending on who interprets it and how they want to interpret it.

And finally, one last comment.  I don't understand your focus in this discussion on one single conception of "God."  Many different people throughout history believe fervently in a variety of different conceptions of "God," and indeed in several polytheistic groups of gods, or even religious systems without a god figure (like Scientology).  It seems to me the evidence for those other approaches is at least as strong as the evidence for one Judeo-Christian "God."

Personally, when I "think deep thoughts" and compare the various belief systems I learn about, the various religious approaches do not resonate with me.  That's why I don't believe in any gods.  I certainly have a system of beliefs and morals, and of right and wrong.  But they are ones I develop for myself based on my life experience and personal reflection, and not on what some external authority I'm told to obey.  I suppose I'm a bit like a Secular Humanist, although I don't feel the need to adopt a particular stance or join a team.  [/quote]

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