Indeed they do!
I have to say that my response to my imagined responses of Chad would be:
1. Well, if we went around believing in things simply because there's no evidence for them, we'd be believing in anything! There would be no boundary between justified & unjustified belief. Consequently believing in the Intergalactic Federation of Viscous Liquids is as tenable as believing in gravity.
2. When the actions of those with rationally justifiable beliefs are as anti-social as those with god beliefs, maybe then you can be dismissive of my taking offense. Until then I'll continue to be offended by concepts like divorce from responsibility, eternal damnation, indoctrination of the vulnerable, totalitarian tribalism...
...but then I'd be having an argument with myself
I have to say that my response to my imagined responses of Chad would be:
1. Well, if we went around believing in things simply because there's no evidence for them, we'd be believing in anything! There would be no boundary between justified & unjustified belief. Consequently believing in the Intergalactic Federation of Viscous Liquids is as tenable as believing in gravity.
2. When the actions of those with rationally justifiable beliefs are as anti-social as those with god beliefs, maybe then you can be dismissive of my taking offense. Until then I'll continue to be offended by concepts like divorce from responsibility, eternal damnation, indoctrination of the vulnerable, totalitarian tribalism...
...but then I'd be having an argument with myself
Sum ergo sum