(May 21, 2015 at 5:33 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: The reasons one might have for not believing in god is utterly irrelevant to the state of not believing in god.
Atheism is not believing in god. Thats it.
Oh? If this is the case, which I suspect you expect others to respect without criticism, than to paraphrase what you have stated:
"The reasons one might have for believing in god is utterly irrelevant to the state of believing in god."
I expect you to have the utmost respect without criticism for this statement as well as your own.