There's nothing illogical or weak (from a character standpoint) in saying "I don't know if a god exists. None of the evidence I've encountered thus far leads me to believe that one does, but I reserve the right to change my mind upon examining any new evidence I may encounter."
Demanding a yes/no when "I don't know" is perfectly valid is the hallmark of sloppy thinking.
Put another way, not everything is a binary proposition. The question of god's existence isn't. It's more akin to database programming, which has three states:
TRUE: The value 'true' or actual data
FALSE: The value 'false' or, depending on the comparison, an empty string or 0
NULL: This denotes the utter absence of a value, including true or false
Agnostic atheism is the null state. It can be filled with true/false regarding god's existence, but neither are currently in that cell. Because of that, belief (which relies on knowledge) defaults to no. It's a perfectly logical state to be in. Your emotional reaction to it doesn't negate the logic of it.
Demanding a yes/no when "I don't know" is perfectly valid is the hallmark of sloppy thinking.
Put another way, not everything is a binary proposition. The question of god's existence isn't. It's more akin to database programming, which has three states:
TRUE: The value 'true' or actual data
FALSE: The value 'false' or, depending on the comparison, an empty string or 0
NULL: This denotes the utter absence of a value, including true or false
Agnostic atheism is the null state. It can be filled with true/false regarding god's existence, but neither are currently in that cell. Because of that, belief (which relies on knowledge) defaults to no. It's a perfectly logical state to be in. Your emotional reaction to it doesn't negate the logic of it.
