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But you are a specific person, whereas I was speaking about more general differences between atheists and theists.
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It's tough to speak in generalities on the differences because people are theistic and atheistic for a myriad of reasons. Generalizing seems to ignore this reality
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The only difference between atheists and theists is the belief in the existence of a deity. To claim that atheists are somehow more reasonable and/or logical than theists isn't really accurate; there are plenty of atheists who aren't really that "reasonable" and plenty of theists who are very "reasonable".
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There is no reason in believing beyond a shadow of a doubt that a thing or person for which there is no evidence absolutely exists. So in being atheist or theist, there is a definite difference in reason.
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There is evidence. The fact that it doesn't pass a scientific litmus test only invalidates it from a scientific perspective, not a logical perspective. Logic and science are two different things.
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There is no evidence. Logic and science are two different things, yes. So are science and math. But they team up quite often.