Strong Atheism starts from faith

[TruthWorthy]

So you're really on the fence on this one? I would have thought atheism has some position for the non existence of "God" otherwise you're really being skeptical which isn't proper atheism to me.

"proper atheism" what's that? If he doesn't believe in God then he's an atheist. What's 'proper atheism', what's a 'proper atheist'? I mean... what's the alternative? An improper atheist? What's that? A theist/deist?

EvF

Proper atheism is about not believing in "God". If you're hooked up on subjective interpretive you might as well abandon the term atheism and adopt skepticism.
Also, I don't see a point in dubbing yourself an atheist only to turn around and say "There is an equal chance that there is a "God"; or, "God may very well exist". It completely defies the supposed position of non-belief. Either don't believe, or assume realistic possibility for "God's" existence, fence sitter's are basically skeptics, and there's nothing "wrong" with being a skeptic as long as it doesn't try to incorporate the side of disbelief and neutrality simultaneously.
That's all I'm trying to say.