Athiesm is a Faith?

[Brian37]

As anyone well aquainted with logical reasoning knows, its impossible to prove the non-existence of something. So if a proof that God does not exist is impossible, does this mean that beyond the proof of balance of probability ( which has seen many an innocent person executed wrongly ) based on our current level of science, any belief in athiesm or theism ultimately is a faith choice on two sides of same coin.

You cant prove their isn't an giant invisible snarfwidget surrounding the Andromeda galaxy either. How much time do you waste trying to disprove that naked assertion?

There is no "two sides of the coin".

There is only human imagination in our species history inventing gods, dumping them for newer superstitions, revising their myths and changing the details so they can remain credulously relevant despite obvious reality.

You don't spend time trying to debunk the myths of ancient Egypt or their false belief that the sun was a thinking being.

You have a pet deity, not because it is real, but because it is merely emotionally appealing to you. Just like Allah is appealing to Muslims, and Vishnu is to Hindus. Just like the ancient Egyptians wanted so badly to believe that the sun was a magical super hero. But what no human has produced is evidence for their invisible super hero claims.

It makes much more sense that god/s/God/deities/ are merely the products of human imagination and wishful thinking.

See if you can spot the pattern.

"Allah is the one true god because you cant disprove it"
"Vishnu is the one true god because you cant disprove it"
"The sun is a god because you cant disprove it"
"My giant snarfwiget is real because you cant disprove it"

That is called shifting the burden of proof. You would expect evidence if someone with another pet deity other than yours, so do not expect us to swallow your special pleading blindly.

The only difference between you and I is that I reject one more god claim than you do. Understand why you reject all other claims, besides your own, and you will understand why we reject your god claim as well.

And atheism is no more a faith than bald is a hair color, or off is a tv channel. You don't need faith to know that Santa isn't real. You don't need faith to know the sun is not a deity. You yourself reject other god claims, but what is causing you to do that, isn't "faith", but reason that causes you to question the gods of others. You simply refuse to aim that same logic at your own claims. Look in the mirror, hopefully you can pull yourself out of that needless self inflicted delusion.

Many of us here once believed, including me. It is not impossible to grow up and give up on your invisible friend. We did it, and you can too. It isn't a bad thing. It merely means you can mentally mature if you choose.