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Originally Posted by Kalnaur
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.
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Wrong. We recognize that god may exist, but since no evidence exists to suggest that, belief that god does exist is illogical and thus frowned upon.
There might, at this very moment, be a pot of tea revolving around the sun in space. No evidence exists to suggest that it is out there, and it runs coutner to reason, but it's possible.
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Originally Posted by Kalnaur
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.
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An irrational thing for someone who believes in any of the rules of science. I'm sure you believe in gravity. I'm sure you probably believe that the earth isn't a few thousand years old.
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Originally Posted by Kalnaur
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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I'm afraid you have a misunderstanding of the word faith. Beliving in something without proof or evidence is faith, therefore your believing I would win the lottery, despite no evidence or proof, would be faith.