(October 13, 2013 at 3:03 am)Vincenzo "Vinny" G. Wrote:Quote:“Those who raise questions about the God hypothesis and the soul hypothesis are by no means all atheists. An atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God. I know of no such compelling evidence. Because God can be relegated to remote times and places and to ultimate causes, we would have to know a great deal more about the universe than we do now to be sure that no such God exists. To be certain of the existence of God and to be certain of the nonexistence of God seem to me to be the confident extremes in a subject so riddled with doubt and uncertainty as to inspire very little confidence indeed. A wide range of intermediate positions seems admissible, and considering the enormous emotional energies with which the subject is invested, a questioning, courageous and open mind seems to be the essential tool for narrowing the range of our collective ignorance on the subject of the existence of God.”
— “The Amniotic Universe,” Broca’s Brain
Some food for thought.
"An atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God. "
I don't agree with that statement at all. An atheist is someone who does not believe that God exists. This may be due to a lack of compelling evidence for the existence of God. I believe, beyond a reasonable doubt that there is no God but no-one can ever be absolutely certain (about a great number of things).
Were compelling evidence brought forth then many, if not most, atheists, would become deists or theists accordingly.
This distinguishes them from an agnostic, who, neither believes nor disbelieves in the existence of God but is open minded on the subject.
