While I do stand behind my comment that most atheists who think they have a reason for being an atheist (the subject of the OP) are so because of a postitivist philosophy (either knowingly or unknowingly) and such a philosophy is a poor foundation. I wanted to followup on the mention of more sophisticated reasons for being an atheist.
The Problem of Evil is probably the best.
A longer list was posted here (I'm not sure the quality of each one...but at least they are thought out): http://infidels.org/library/modern/nonth...gical.html
Of course there are books and books written addressing these objections, but at least they are not demanding 'empirical, verifiable, or falsifiable evidence' left and right, equating God with leprechauns, unicorns and flying spaghetti monsters, or other dopey arguments from incredulity.
The Problem of Evil is probably the best.
A longer list was posted here (I'm not sure the quality of each one...but at least they are thought out): http://infidels.org/library/modern/nonth...gical.html
Of course there are books and books written addressing these objections, but at least they are not demanding 'empirical, verifiable, or falsifiable evidence' left and right, equating God with leprechauns, unicorns and flying spaghetti monsters, or other dopey arguments from incredulity.
