(January 2, 2016 at 10:44 pm)robvalue Wrote: I definitely don't require certainty, in fact I'm of the opinion that certainty in anything is entirely misguided. The best we can do is come to conclusions that are beyond reasonable doubt, after making minimal pragmatic assumptions.
This is true, how do you know your conclusions are correct? Are you open minded to the idea that maybe, a supernatural realm exists? No religion boxing it in, but when you are alone with your own thoughts, do you ever ponder that?
It's also safe to say that there is no 'reason' to believe, I used to think this when I identified as an atheist. I didn't care if there was a god or not, if there was...He could reveal himself to me. And, we know the ending to this story.
I don't expect anyone to believe me, my point of this thread was merely to ask people here if they ever had beliefs before identifying as atheists. I actually think that is fascinating in and of itself.