Originally Posted by Challah

I am an atheist. I haven't read through the entire thread so I'll just respond to the OP.

It's not the responsibility of atheists to explain to everyone why they're atheists. What if everyone who didn't have an orange on them was expected to explain to the rest of the world why they're orangeless? It's just silly.

Despite that, I will explain why I'm an atheist: there isn't a shred of evidence for the existence of any god or deity.

Would it be nice if there was a warm, smiling god responsible for all that is? Of course, but that doesn't make it true.

Truth is not decided by the individual. If you have faith in a god, be it Thor or the god of the Abrahamic religions, fine. If you and everybody else in the world believed in Thor, Thor would still be a fabrication of human imagination.

Truth is not decided by the institution. The one piece of "proof" given to me, over and over again, is the bible. Who claims the bible is proof that the words IN THE BIBLE are true? The church. Think about that. Who profits most from the masses of people who believe this absurdly illogical claim? The church. Durrrr... me thinkies that sumthin' ain't right.

Bottom line (assuming you believe in truth): Believe what you want, but if you're going to claim that something is true, have evidence. Actual evidence, not circular bullshit.