Do you believe in God? Why/Why not?

[JWeinCom]

Pemalite said:

JWeinCom said:

To qualify as an atheist would have to require more than simply lacking a belief in god.  I just ordered a sandwich.  Is the sandwich an atheist? I'm sure we'd agree that the sandwich completely lacked any belief in god.

Sure. However... A Sandwich is an inanimate object, you are conflating the issue now to be something it's not.

A Theist is someone who has strong beliefs in a particular something, I.E. God.
An Atheist is someone who lacks belief in that same something. I.E. God.

Ergo... Everyone that isn't a Theist is essentially an Atheist. That means a new born baby is an Atheist, it is the default position.
Doesn't matter if they lack the cognitive capability to think along those lines either... Because I have worked and looked after allot of people with debilitating disabilities who would never be capable of grasping Theistic principles, they still fall under the Atheist descriptor.

Well, I'm not trying to conflate anything, I'm trying to clarify

You said you'd consider a pig an atheist, but your current definition seems to exclude that.  Is a pig an atheist, or does it have to be a person?