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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or "you are mentally inferior for having a belief system"[/quote]

If I ever thought that, I was wrong. Most people who believe have just not thought critically about it enough. Or they've buried their rationality under the pile of peer pressure that surrounds them.

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And I would say something similar about atheists.[/quote]

All it means to be an atheist is to not have faith. It's not a logic system. I don't feel a belief in god and I don't have faith that he exists. This isn't derived from a philosophical proof, it's an accurate statement about whether a voice inside me tells me there is a deity.

What is the similar thing you are saying with regard to atheists?[/quote]

Speak for yourself.  My atheism is based on a lot of hard thinking on philosophy and science.  If all I had was a little voice in my head, I'd be ashamed of myself. You're no better than the religious.  Your belief in a deity is based on emotion and superstition. [/quote]

That's ridiculous. Science and logic can't disprove the existence of a diety. If we want to take an evidentiary approach, the default assumption is that there is no God and we would need evidence of his existence. We don't have that evidence so unless one has faith, one doesn't believe.

If you are sure there is no God because of some evidence you've gathered, that's your faith.

So, why do I consider myself an atheist and not agnostic? Because I'm pretty sure there is no God, just as I'm pretty sure the universe isn't ruled by Captain Crunch or Hello Kitty. But I can admit that logic and evidence doesn't DISPROVE that they rule the universe. [/quote]

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