Do you believe in God? Why/Why not?

[Peh]

WolfpackN64 said:

Alara317 said:

Dude, give it up; you're so far out of your league it's actually depressing to watch you try. 

Furthermore, you are misunderstanding the difference between an assertion of truth(Theism), and the critique of the lack of evidence to support that statement (Atheism.) Atheists aren't saying 'There is no god', they are stating that your claim of a god is unsubstantiated. In a rational world, the complete and utter lack of evidence supporting a God means that it really is kinda crazy to believe in God. The ONLY reason God is still such a powerful force in our culture is that such a concept is so ubiquitous and pervasive that it won't go away and that those who believe have specifically manufactured an entity that cannot be questioned. 

Religion can be a force of good, but it is completely illogical to take any of it as sincere or actual truth. anyone looking to a holy book for anything other than a philosophy is doing it wrong. 

It's funny to see you guys twist and turn and use concepts you all clearly don't grasp. But fine, clearly the academic has no idea what he's talking about.

I guess this is the 3rd time that you commit an appeal to authority.