MSD

Being an Atheist who does not believe in God because there is no proof either way requires no faith. This is the Agnostic Atheist. Being an Atheist who strongly believes that there is no God requires faith. This is the Strong Atheist. I am the first, I do not believe that either can be proven, but when given the choice of nothing or something, nothing is the default option.

given a choice between:

The universe has existed forever and has been in its current form for approximately 15 billion years, the beginning of which is believed to have been an event commonly known as the Big Bang which flung all material and energy outward from a singularity in a pattern of motion that can still be observed today. The functioning of this system consists of observable patterns, of which human life is a minor one. With the advancement of technology and the evolution of human ingeniuity, we will eventually be able to observe and document these patterns through processes that will yield consistent results with repeated observations

and

An omnipotent being has existed forever and at some point in time, which is disputed by the followers of this being as having been as long as 15 billion years ago and as short as 6000 years ago, according to writings by previous followers claiming to have been contacted by this being, it created the universe from nothing simply by willing it into existence from nothing. This being has not proven its existence by contacting us for thousands of years, but we must believe because of stories passed down by those who experienced its presence thousands of years ago, which weren't written down until hundreds of years after the fact.


I am inclined to take the simpler solution.