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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
God is an unknown.
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That's not how I would describe god at all. In fact, the idea of god is studied since childhood for most people. Whether you were born into Judaism, Christianity, Islam, or Hinduism, you're probably VERY familiar with god and religion. The concept itself is quite simple: there are one or more beings or entities of supernatural power that have created the universe, and in some cases, have dominion over it. It's not unknown, it's just illogical.
Let's say I stabbed myself in the eye with a fork in front of you to make a point. Would you fear me, or would you think I was nuts?
Also, I feel it's my responsibility to ask you if you're afraid of Zeus. If you're not, then maybe you should ask yourself why you aren't, then simply assume it's similar to my philosophy on god.
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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
Man believes himself to be of superior intellect and thus struggles to rationalize his surroundings (At the core of his belief is that everything can be rationalized).
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Based on all available information, I am in many ways more intelligent than any other species on our planet.
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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
Belief in God would be to accept the limitations of man's own reasoning (Which is contrary to his nature), thus shattering his belief system.
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A lack of belief in god has nothing to do with ego. It has to do with recognition of systems and evidence. Everything I've ever witnessed tells me that it's unreasonable to think that god is real. It's that simple.
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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
People who would rather continue to believe that universe can be explained logically become atheists. Those people who accept that man's knowledge of the universe is limited become theists.
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People who blindly accept fiction without any reasonable explanation are theists. People who seek understanding based on reason are atheists. Atheists hardly believe that we know everything, in fact we're the first to admit that we know very little. What we do know is based on facts and reason. Theists cannot make that claim.
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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
(Also, slightly off-topic, but I've always wondered why atheism is most prevalent in non-minorities. I guess, however, that's another topic for another day.)
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I've not noticed that. In my experience, atheists come in all different races and genders (not creeds, though). Are you in an area that's high in Caucasians?