Theists - how certain are you that a God exists?

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And again I ask if atheism is true and there is no ultimate meaning except for what each person finds for themselves, how is sharing their beliefs "harming others"?  Harming in what way?  Could that not be flipped around in you proselytizing you belief that there is no God on me, "harming me"?  Now for sake of argument, let's forget about the radical bible thumpers yelling from the street corner, because I would be right next to you yelling at those morons.  But in normal everyday conversation if you meet someone that says they are a Christian do you feel it necessary to engage them on that point?  Or do you reserve the engaging only if they try to talk to you about believing what they believe?

You state that Christians are believing something false but do you know that with 100% certainty?  I am a Christian and I keep that to myself but if asked my beliefs I will not deny them.  If we met in real life, would you have an issue with me solely on my belief (because as you state I believe in something untrue and am a potential danger to others) or would we be cool (assuming personalities aren't conflicting) unless I start telling you to believe what I do?

by all means, have your silly beliefs, talk about them and organize yourself into groups with others who share them. Please, be my guest.

Just leave the fucking kids alone.

Niemenovic, I am assuming you are referring to indoctrination.  I am a Christian, I do not go to church.  I believe the vast majority of churches and religious institutions today are akin to the Pharisees written in the Biblical times.  Arrogant, holier than though, infallible bigots.  I have 5 kids.  They ask questions and I tell them what I believe but I will never discourage them thinking for themselves.  My kids can see on my bookshelf the books of C.S. Lewis, Lee Strobel, Norman Geisler and next to them, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Charles Darwin, Richard Dawkins.  I read them all because it absurd to listen to one view and tune out the opposing view. I look at both from an objective point of view and make my own decisions.  I don't send my kids to Bible Camp, nor do I force them to pray at night or at meals.  Maybe I'm odd and I think even other Christians will probably have an issue with my methods, but I'm not here to satisfy people.