[split]Atheism is based of ignorance.

[Mister Agenda]

No atheist is an atheist born of conviction, even those who were once christians.

Dawkins has every bit as much conviction as the most fundamentalist of Christians or whoever else. He does have a bit of ignorance as well though he hasn't studied theology or philosophy.

Dawkins gives himself a 6 out of 7 on a seven-point scale where '7' is 'firm conviction that God does not exist'. His convictions are that creationism is a danger to science and religious fanaticism is a danger to world peace. His atheism is not a conviction, it's just an opinion on the topic of whether or not any gods are real.

There isn't a burden of proof to meet if it's a faith not a scientific hypothesis. The proof has to be internal within you kind of thing. You can't prove God with science anyway I keep saying this.

And that's fine. If you're not trying to convince people that God exists by using logic or evidence, you've no burden of proof. You're just sharing what you believe and are okay with not supporting it with anything but your shining example.

I'd call it a cynical mindset tbh. It's not like you know anything more than anyone else as to whether God exists or not you're just saying he doesn't and expect to be taken as humanities leading authority on the question.

Actually, most of us just opine that there's probably no God and don't pretend any special knowledge. It's just that people like you read our books and come to our forums and complain that we're getting in your face when we never rise to the level that some religious folk do when it comes to confronting strangers on the street or in their homes. If you don't want to hear what we have to say, it isn't that hard to ignore us.