When Atheists Can't Think Episode 1: No Evidence for God?

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Scientific curiosity, yes. But what difference should it make to my life?

And no, I've read through many of your posts and you seem not at all curious about atheists. If you are, maybe you could tell me five things you have learned from your time on the forum about "atheists", and the reasons behind their belief, that you didn't already know.

No offense, but that seems somewhat sociopathic.

Said to the nicest person on the interwebz.

One can get excited to watch the Star Wars flick, get a promotion, grab some drinks at the bar. Watch the game. Get a haircut. Buy a new pair of shoes. Eat at a new restaurant. All this makes a difference in your life, surely.

But the ground of good and evil, the source of all of reality and the mind of such a perfect and powerful being, one who is supposed to love you more than anything, arouses no personal, non-scientific interest or curiosity whatsoever?

Well the thing you are describing sounds a little far fetched to me and I will need some really good evidence for me to find it anything other than a silly idea. Like trolls under bridges or fairies dancing at the bottom of the garden I put it in the myth pile.

There's something unhuman about that, right? Who would reject a chance to get to know the being who created them, were such a being to exist, without being either consumed by irrational and self-gratifying priorities, or one who bore a deep and irrational hatred of God?

You have the thought processes of a little child who still believes that we were created by "beings" and ignores the vast evidence that science has that provides much better and evidenced alternatives.

As for my curiosity, you read me wrong. Go through my posting history for the record of insults (by me and against me). My curiosity about atheists is precisely in those areas that do not involve self-reporting and atheistic rationalizations of prior positions. I won't get answers by posing surveys in my posts.

I have never believed in god or even though that one was likely. Seems like a stupid idea to me.

As for what I've learned:

1) The atheists on this forum are, largely, deeply anti-intellectual and uninterested in developing their critical thinking. My attempts to engage rationally was initially completely or predominantly unprofitable.

Well I think you are wrong but there you go.

2) Most anti-theism here is deeply emotional. The responses here towards theism overflows with rage, hatred, contempt, and other negative feelings. Very little in the way of rational argument goes on.

My arguments are not emotionally based. I could not give a damn what deluded thing people believe, but this is our house and if you come here spouting unsupported idiocy I will respond. 

3) For most of my interlocutors, truth is unimportant of a view. They won't pursue uncomfortable truths, but they will pursue what sits nicely with a priori atheistic commitments.

Wow project much. The uncomfortable truth is that there is no evidence to support your statements, poor long refuted arguments are NOT evidence.

 
4) This might be a general problem, not just one that afflicts atheists. When people study things that go against their beliefs, their desire to understand and comprehension ability plummet. 

Well this is true but to honest my atheism is not a big deal to me. If evidence I could not deny was presented I would believe in god. Can you say the same with regard to its non-existence?

I'll think of a fifth later.

oh goody.