What is Atheism?

[Neo-Scholastic]

You seem to think that no atheists have experience of -- for lack of a better word -- the numinous. If so, you're wrong. It's just that most of us, I suppose, recognize the feelings associated with the experience as originating from within -- a byproduct of being a sentient being with a healthy human brain.

You are proving my point. I do believe many atheist have had experiences with the numinous. So we agree on that. The next step is to interpret that experience. Being an atheist necessarily entails other beliefs needed to exclude one particular interpretation of the evidence. You need reasons to prefer the set of explanations that exclude the divine. There is a burden of proof for justifying at preference, one the 'lack of belief' position tries to dodge.