RE: What is Atheism?
March 11, 2017 at 2:17 am
(This post was last modified: March 11, 2017 at 2:18 am by Jesster.)
Matt Dillahunty has a great analogy to explain an atheist lack of belief.
A jar is filled with gumballs, and there is either an even number of gumballs or an odd number of gumballs. If someone claims that there is an even number of gumballs in the jar, I don't have to believe that there is an odd number of gumballs in order to disbelieve their claim of an even number. I simply hold out on belief until there is enough evidence to show whether it is odd or even.
A jar is filled with gumballs, and there is either an even number of gumballs or an odd number of gumballs. If someone claims that there is an even number of gumballs in the jar, I don't have to believe that there is an odd number of gumballs in order to disbelieve their claim of an even number. I simply hold out on belief until there is enough evidence to show whether it is odd or even.
