Would you be an atheist if science and reason wasn't supportive of atheism?

[JohnDG]

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What should be stated in this thread is that human beings theist, atheist or whatever will always be irrational because it is our nature to be

Atheism isn't a position. It's refusing to believe the cliams of others. Sure, a person can become an atheist because of irrational reasons (i.e. the infamous example of people "losing their faith" because of a tragic event in their lives) but atheism is line with reason simply because it doesn't make any positive claim, it simply refuses to assume anything that hasn't been scientifically proven.

The point was human beings in general will always be irrational and make irrational choice's such as ingesting poisons for enjoyment.