(January 19, 2013 at 8:54 pm)Ryantology Wrote: ........ Believing you can win the lottery is definitely irrational, but it's also far from impossible. ..................Can I just re-word that slightly - The existence of gods is extraordinary unlikely but it's also far from impossible.
Unless we can be 100% sure there is no god, and rationally we cannot be, a title which declares there are no gods cannot be defended any more than a theist's claims can be defended. We cannot provide proof, all we can do is critique the 'evidence' for gods presented by various religions. That is a very negative process and it is hardly surprising that atheists are generally seen by theists as hateful, rude and angry.
As a one-time atheist, now a 'born-again agnostic', the door is now open a crack to allow for the possibility of a god. That does not mean that I have any expectation of Him or Her pushing it any wider.
I must say that I like the term 'naturalist' given above but that is open to complete misunderstanding.
A sensible man should not demand of me, or hope that when we mention a subject, we shall make a complete exposition of it. - Maimonides
