When faith tries to answer a simple question.

[dyresand]

I suppose in terms of ancient cultures they were coming up with the most plausible solution within the framework of knowledge they had. Its when people can't see or refuse to acknowledge the mass of evidence we now have that I find particularly frustrating

When you speak of the mass of evidence we now have are you referring to evidence that there is no God or just an understanding of how nature functions? The mass of evidence we have doesn't do anything to make me believe that there is no God. If I was an atheist, I'd go crazy trying to figure out how the energy in the universe always existed, as natural laws would require. It's kind of like trying to understand how God always existed, except that God doesn't have to follow natural laws.

saying god doesn't have to follow natural laws is kind of lazy... if you ask me. its one of the laziest arguments out there. sure he can have that loop hole but you must provide evidence of his existence then we can test it and draw a conclusion. just saying if he was real and we can test it there would be no atheism. but since there is atheism and there is people who have logic and reasoning and the lack or diminishing faith we can safety say there is no god or god is there but doesn't give 2 fucks about humanity anymore.