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Atheism might be a lack of faith, but not a lack of belief. An Atheist believes that there is no god, never was never will be. A Theist believes in the existence of one or more deities. Even if the "burden of proof" lies on those who "believe", a person who believes is about as likely to convince a non-believer that there is a god as a believer is to convert to non-belief; this is because those who believe have faith in what they cannot see, an irrational thing to do that those who are rational cannot accept.
You can even believe in something without having faith in it. I can believe that you can win the lottery, but not put my faith in it.
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PC: Can you help me out here HK?
HK-47: I'm 98% percent sure this miniature organic meatbag wants you to help find his fellow miniature organic meatbags.
PC: And the other 2 percent?
HK-47: The other 2 percent is that he is just looking for trouble and needs to be blasted, but that might be wishful thinking on my part.
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