Atheists are emotionally stronger than theists

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Atheism is by default just a lack of belief. Any particular atheist may take a firmer stance, and indeed many do. Examining how emotionally strong atheists are depending on where they place themselves could be interesting.

I'd say you're average atheist is probably someone who believes that the "gods" of religion are fictitious characters, but who has no particular opinion about some generic creator. This seems like a fairly stable position to me.

Those who are less sure, and who aren't convinced either way about the religious gods, would be more vulnerable I would guess. They might be scared about their lack of belief, or about making "mistakes".

Those who feel fairly certain there is nothing creator at all, of any kind, probably feel very secure. But whatever anyone's position, how emotionally strong they are doesn't necessarily have anything to do with how rational their position is.