Strong Atheism

[ThePinsir]

Ok, I'm back.

The agnostic atheist approach certainly makes sense. I'm not denying that. Being a 6.99999/7 is a legitimate position. But...

What about things we know were fabricated. If you're a 6.999/7 for gods, would you also call yourself a 6.999/7 for Superman? We can trace the origins of Superman, we know Superman is a construct of the human imagination, etc. I think being a 7/7 for the existence of Superman is a perfectly logical position. We can take the burden of proof and run with it by citing the date of the first Superman comic, or whatever.

If I made up a deity in my mind right now, we'll call him the Dlonra, the god of bodybuilding. He's got amazing quad sweep, massive biceps peaks, and perfect symmetry. If you worship him and pray to him, you'll have better gains and place better in competitions. I admit, with this sentence, that I fabricated the god Dlonra (Arnold spelled backwards lol). He's completely fake. Surely you wouldn't consider yourself "agnostic" or a 6.9/7 for my bodybuilding god? Surely you'd make the positive assertion that Dlonra doesn't exist?(But maybe I'm wrong...).

Likewise, I think we can do the same with all gods, knowing that they're fabricated bs.