Is 'faith' really a 'great cop-out'?

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Darwinian and Allan175, it sounds like you are not allowing this possibility because it is unappealing to you. Why is it anymore complicated than 'matter' and space always existing? Maybe your view of 'god' is not correct anyway, or of most people come to that. There are different levels of existence it would seem (in the quantum world) so anything is possible. I just think that it is a possibility and shouldn't be dismissed as lightly as Sagan would have you do. (how convenient) And just maybe some of us are attributing purpose and design correctly because it's so glaringly obvious that the simplest piece of matter is so beautifully complex that it would be silly to think it came about out of nothing.
Allan175- I didn't mean to imply that atheists wouldn't want to be good people. I chose the word 'selfish' rather than 'sinful' as I assume most people here don't believe in 'sin'. I do know that when I don't consider 'God' in my life I tend to be a more vain, egotistical, selfish person. I'm sure all those things have their place in someone's makeup but too much of something can be bad. You're right, it does complicate matters and most of the time I don't bother with God because I just want to do my own thing- but then I see something like a sunset or robin and am blown away by the beauty and 'design' (sorry I can't help that word) and it's as clear to me as if God had stamped 'made by God' on it.