I like this quote from http://bornatheist.com/1.html
The atheist has nothing to prove.
As an atheist, I have no belief in god--not in the Jewish god, not in the Christian god,
not in the Muslim god and not in the Hindu gods. When comparing myself to a
religionist, I like to picture each of us holding an old mayonnaise jar. Perhaps when you
were a child you poked a few holes in the lid of a mayonnaise jar and collected insects
for observation. But in this instance, instead of putting insects in the jar, picture it full of
religious beliefs.
The religionist's jar contains all of the beliefs of his religion. For example, a Catholic's
jar would include heaven and hell, a bearded man in the sky and his human son, virgin
birth, walking on water, people rising from the dead, saints, miracles and the Pope as
the infallible spokesperson for god.
My jar is empty.
Often religionists feel atheists should prove there is no god. Perhaps because they
have been in power for so long, they think they can set the terms of the debate. But
atheists have no belief in god. My jar is empty. I have nothing to prove. All of the
shouting in the world will not change this fact. It is the religionist who has a jar full of
beliefs. And the religionist lacks facts to support his beliefs. So he labels them faith.
Religion requires faith because it has no facts.
The atheist has nothing to prove.
As an atheist, I have no belief in god--not in the Jewish god, not in the Christian god,
not in the Muslim god and not in the Hindu gods. When comparing myself to a
religionist, I like to picture each of us holding an old mayonnaise jar. Perhaps when you
were a child you poked a few holes in the lid of a mayonnaise jar and collected insects
for observation. But in this instance, instead of putting insects in the jar, picture it full of
religious beliefs.
The religionist's jar contains all of the beliefs of his religion. For example, a Catholic's
jar would include heaven and hell, a bearded man in the sky and his human son, virgin
birth, walking on water, people rising from the dead, saints, miracles and the Pope as
the infallible spokesperson for god.
My jar is empty.
Often religionists feel atheists should prove there is no god. Perhaps because they
have been in power for so long, they think they can set the terms of the debate. But
atheists have no belief in god. My jar is empty. I have nothing to prove. All of the
shouting in the world will not change this fact. It is the religionist who has a jar full of
beliefs. And the religionist lacks facts to support his beliefs. So he labels them faith.
Religion requires faith because it has no facts.
