Reply #60: Excuse me, Zhade [View All]

but I assert that there's no god, because it's just pretty fucking obvious - shall we a say a real safe bet? - and not because I think I know all information in the universe. I certainly don't imagine I'm something I don't believe exists.

I don't have a problem with anyone saying "there's no god" is a statement of belief. It's when they add that it takes faith or is an unprovable statement that I take exception because, in my view, all it really takes is common sense - the kind most people talk about but don't really have - and there's a lot of proof, or I should say evidence, if only people would recognize it.

So now here's you, comparing strong atheism to some kind of god complex. What is that? It sounds like an agnostic position to me. It's pretty close to saying there might be a god, after all.

I don't mean to pick on you, and I'm sure it's been discussed to death, but I keep seeing this bit about an unsupportable statement or unprovable assertion, and it's extra bothersome coming from other atheists.

Why separate yourself - or me, by making that distinction?