Critical thinker, skeptical about atheism.

[The Valkyrie]

I've never understood the religious aversion to the simple statement, "I don't know".

I know their generic answers are generally, "Goddidit", "goddiddoneit, hyuk", or "allah Akbar - boom!", depending on where they're from.

But seriously, are those who don't like the answer willing to go through life ignoring it in other aspects of their lives?

"I don't know how to fix your brakes, sir, but I've done it anyway?"
"Brain surgery? No, never done or studied it at all. Let's do it!"

[abaris]

I've never understood the religious aversion to the simple statement, "I don't know".

Oh, I do understand it. And it's not a religious aversion, it's the primary reason for religion. People always feel the need to have a fundamental answer for things they can't wrap their minds around. Religion provides comfort for these people because it gives them their answers. First it was probably the sun and the moon, now it's some scripted deity. That's all that changed within the last 30.000 years or so.

[Thumpalumpacus]

At least he didn't go ape shit like some people.

The only value that thoughtless believers have is the hilarity that comes with their meltdowns. That there is Internet Gold.

[RobbyPants]

I have a nagging skepticism about atheism since it leaves unexplained the most basic questions of our existence and the existence of all things.

You're approaching this backward. If you are skeptical of atheism, all you need to do is prove theism. Having questions about atheism that you can't answer doesn't suddenly point to a god. You need to have evidence of that god in the first place, or else you're just pulling a God of the Gaps argument.

So, go and look for some non-pressupositional evidence that a god exists if you want to prove theism.

[robvalue]

Hehe yeah, good luck with that one