(December 28, 2013 at 4:45 pm)Lek Wrote: I've been reading through this thread and if I understand correctly, athiests don't believe in anything, they're identified as atheists because they don't believe in a deity. Anyway, if this is the case, then the question doesn't apply because it's asking for your strongest reason for "believing" in atheism. But I did get some understanding of the atheist mindset.
Your first sentence proves that you don't understand.
As an atheist, I believe in plenty of things. I just happen to base what I believe on demonstrable evidence, reasoned argument and valid and sound logic.
You question doesn't apply because it is malformed.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
