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Atheists don't think they know everything about the world, they just don't believe in God[/quote]

My point is that we really don't know how the universe works or was created. All are theories have wholes in them. We are not knowledgeable enough to prove the existence or non-existence of God. Both those that believe there is a God and those that don't are operation from a believe system that cannot be proven.[/quote]

Atheists are quite aware of that.  I find that people are confused about atheists -- even smart, educated people like physicists.  I suspect they were told that atheists claim to "know" things they couldn't possibly know, because it's easier to laugh them off that way.   There's not much difference between atheists and agnostics, as for as I can see --  and not one that matters much -- both do not believe in god. It seems to be more of a comfort level thing.  "Agnostic" is a softer-sounding term, for sure.[/quote]

NP. I've always thought agnostics were those who were atheist but didn't have the nerve to claim the title.[/quote]

I think that's the case with some people.  For others, the term atheist seems inappropriate and harsh - in part because that's how the media portrays it - "angry atheists" or people who believe in nothing or who believe life is meaningless or people who think they know everything (like the physicist above).

That will change as more people who don't believe in God call themselves atheists and others can see that they are not weirdos. Of course some atheists are angry, but so are a lot of other people, about a lot of other things!  And atheists believe in a lot of things -- just not god -- and they tend to think life is more meaningful that religious people, because atheists think this is the only life we have and are grateful for it.[/quote]

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