(May 20, 2013 at 2:12 pm)Drew_2013 Wrote:disbelief = lack of belief.Sal Wrote:Forget for but a moment that atheists have lack of beliefs in gods; are you afraid of not knowing? Generally speaking, of course.
Not at all, as a theist I have an opinion. An opinion is what you think is true minus irrefutable evidence its a fact. I could be wrong but I think its true we owe our existence to a Creator known as God. One would think calling yourself an athiest that it is your opinion God doesn't exist. The problem as I see it is atheists (for the sake of a debating tactic) have attempted to redefine atheism as a lack of belief in God not a disbelief in God. That statement is so nebulous, so vacuous that atheists no longer deny God exists they just don't share that belief. Think how little difference there is between our respective beliefs...I don't deny God exists either!
Doesn't matter what you want to call it, I describe myself as an atheist because I have no reason to believe in a creator of the Universe. I've yet to find any compelling evidence that couldn't be described by purely naturalistic means and understood through science.
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard P. Feynman