Atheism, at its most basic, is just not being convinced that a god or gods exist. For me, atheism is an epistemological position.
Not sure how that can be an ethnicity, by any definition or vagueness of the word.
Not sure how that can be an ethnicity, by any definition or vagueness of the word.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.