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Why don't some people understand lack of belief?

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Why don't some people understand lack of belief?
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RE: Why don't some people understand lack of belief?
April 2, 2018 at 9:51 pm
A lot of Christians I have met can't seem to comprehend it, because they don't understand being okay with not knowing. The question is "How do you believe we got here?" instead of "Do you believe you know how we got here?"
No, I don't know. I do not believe anything is certain. I am not certain there is a God, I am not certain there is not. But when they hear the word "atheist" they jump to thinking I am saying "I am certain there is no God" when I am really saying "I have no reason to believe there is a God, nor do I have reason to believe any theory over another." Truth is I'm not sure why I exist, and nobody can be sure.
No matter how many times I explain this, the Christians in my life don't get it. Sometimes I speak hypothetically and say "If God exists..." and I ALWAYS hear them respond with "So you admit there may be a God." Of course. I never claimed there wasn't.
They seem to think everyone has to believe in something.
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But on this battlefield no one wins

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RE: Why don't some people understand lack of belief? - by Martian Mermaid - April 2, 2018 at 9:51 pm

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