Strong Atheism starts from faith

[tavarish]

A little intellectual honesty might help with your confusion tavarish

A figment of my imagination would suggest a random idea without logical base or structure, both of which my concept of God is rich with. A magical deity is far from the Christian notion of God. To make such a statement you would need to be very ignorant of the Christian faith.

Yes, because the first thing that I think of when the term "God" arises is logical and structured.

Here's an example.

I hold a belief that a celestial mongoose began the universe and intervenes with the lives of humans. I have his magical works written in a book, I even have people to attest to his existence and mystical power. I have absolutely no factual basis for forming this, but I feel it in my heart that it's the right way to interpret the visions that I have experienced. I follow this belief for a very long time, and amass quite a following. I then tell my pupils that the entire thing was a figment of my imagination and fabricated. People who are devoted to it still believe that the mongoose's works are indeed real, and dismiss my claims.

What makes you different than the ones who still believe my celestial mongoose story in lieu of evidence that show the entire story was a fabrication?

What would you say if I said my celestial mongoose came to me in a dream and said he created your god and that the Bible didn't include him because it was a massive cover up by the snakes? Would that be a valid assertion? How about if it was in 2000 year old writing?

Please don't dance around the issue. I have an intimate knowledge of Christianity, Christian doctrine and its various interpretations (although not all, experiences are subjective).