How do atheists know there is zero chance of a divine creator? (reject, choice)

[stan4]

Here is how I feel about religious people and atheists.

[Arach Angle]

Originally Posted by stan4

Here is how I feel about religious people and atheists.

LMAO make that ROTF LMAO ... ! I love it. its like slop slinging contest sometimes aint it.

[llowllevellowll]

Originally Posted by stan4

Here is how I feel about religious people and atheists.

Well, that's certainly... a graphical strawman you've made there for yourself.

[Grandstander]

Originally Posted by stan4

Here is how I feel about religious people and atheists.

The problem with the graphic was that it misrepresents what atheism is. Not believing in god does not mean an automatic subscription to an alternative explanation for the origin of the cosmos. I am an atheist and make no pretense of having such definitive answers.

[Annilyna]

The atheism part is total nonsense. I know of no atheists who believe that.

[VJDAY81445]

Originally Posted by llowllevellowll

Where do people like the OP get this idea about atheism?

All atheism means is literally, that one is without theism. That doesn't always mean that the atheist is saying there's no way there's a God. In fact, I'd venture to guess they're a whole lot more open about many different possibilities than all sorts of religious people. It simply means they need more evidence than is available to conclude one way or another. Some are strident, sure, but many more are simply disinterested in what's being provided.

aren't you describing an Agnostic ?

[llowllevellowll]

Originally Posted by VJDAY81445

aren't you describing an Agnostic ?

I'm describing an atheist. If you'll read the thread, I think you'll start to get a pretty good idea of what an atheist actually is.

[NoCapo]

Originally Posted by VJDAY81445

aren't you describing an Agnostic ?

Seriously ?! Read the thread!

-NoCapo

[TRANSPONDER]

Originally Posted by stan4

Here is how I feel about religious people and atheists.

I'm sure I deal with that before. Let's say it makes a valid point. Both views are absurd and untenable.

Very well. Atheism will say that ..after all nobody knows. Theism will say...
just the same as before.

So you tell me which is then the more sensible viewpoint?

I saw a your tube debate between Matt Dillahunty of Austin atheists and some preacher who made a big deal of the fact that atheism says 'We don't know'. he really seemed to believe that was a point against atheism rather than a point for it.

[Annilyna]

And the part that really irked me about that second part was the term "magical". In atheism there is no mysticism. There is just the unknown.