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Great quote from Carl Sagan.
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Great quote from Carl Sagan.
From his book Contact:

Quote:Do you believe in God?"

"The question has a peculiar structure. If I say no, do I mean I'm convinced God doesn't exist, or do I mean I'm not convinced he does exist? Those are two very different statements."

Atheism simply requires a suspension of belief; of course, there are some who equate belief in god with belief in Santa Claus and that's just fine, given the limitless views of god and the nearly limitless sets of beliefs about god, most of which are contradictory.  With respect to theists, why not just "suspend judgment" with respect to the existence of god?  You'll simply be calling a spade "a spade".
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