How atheists can still believe in God?

[Confused Ape]

This whole position is all based on misrepresentations of atheism. Gibberish, the whole lot of it. There's no such thing as 'dogmatic' atheism;

Spectrum of theistic probability -Dawkins' formulation

7: Strong atheist. "I know there is no God,

Dawkins argues that while there appear to be plenty of individuals that would place themselves as "1" due to the strictness of religious doctrine against doubt, most atheists do not consider themselves "7" because atheism arises from a lack of evidence and evidence can always change a thinking person's mind. In print, Dawkins self-identified as a '6', though when interviewed by Bill Maher[3] and later by Anthony Kenny,[4] he suggested '6.9' to be more accurate.

The way I see it, dogmatic atheists are people who class themselves as a 7. I dislike the word God, though, when discussing a symbol because people tend to think of the Christian God. This is why I prefer the term, the Divine. From the article -

The interesting thing is God is a name that is constantly being revised and reinterpreted not only in different religions but within those religions.

Different religions have different concepts of the Divine. Maybe one concept is correct. For example, the Hindu Brahman is very different from the Christian God. Is Brahman or any other concept of the Divine nothing more than a subjective experience produced by the brain? Neuroscience cannot provide an answer to that question. Or maybe it's the case that it hasn't been able to provide an answer yet.

Andrew Newberg Research

Is God only in our brain?

Our research indicates that our only way of comprehending God, asking questions about God, and experiencing God is through the brain. But whether or not God exists “out there” is something that neuroscience cannot answer. For example, if we take a brain image of a person when she is looking at a picture, we will see various parts of the brain being activated, such as the visual cortex. But the brain image cannot tell us whether or not there actually is a picture “out there” or whether the person is creating the picture in her own mind. To a certain degree, we all create our own sense of reality. Getting at what is really real is the tricky part.

Does the human race need anatheism? I honestly don't think so. God being a symbol of something is irrelevant to atheists who don't need a symbol for something they don't believe in. It's also doubly irrelevant to atheists whose brains don't produce symbols in anomalous experiences. My brain does produce these symbols but that's no reason for me to become an anatheist. On the other hand, I can't be 100% certain that somebody's concept of the Divine isn't correct so I class myself as 6.9 on the scale as well.