JWeinCom said:
It's pretty simple. I have not seen any compelling evidence to believe in a deity.
The idea of a deistic god (one who created the universe but does not intervene) is unlikely, but possible. The idea of a theistic god (one that does intervene) I find highly unlikely. The idea of of a personal god (one that is interested in human affairs) is something I am nearly positive does not exist. As for any god that has thus far been proposed by man (yaweh, allah, jesus, zeus, appolo, krishna, brahma etc.) I am as close to 100% sure they do not exist as possible (although in fairness I haven't been exposed to every single god).
I would like to correct your opening statement. I did not choose to be an atheist, any more than I chose to believe in a heliocentric solar system. It is not a choice, but an interpretation of the available evidence. It's not a choice to believe in anything. It's a matter of how your mind processes the data.
And if people would like to quote me and tell me I'm wrong, they may do so (it's fine by me, but I can't speak for the OP and mods). I'm pretty comfortable in my stance, and if anyone can actually prove a deity to me with evidence, I would welcome that.
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I won't tell you you're wrong, but from the way you speak about these matters it's obvious you're not a spiritual person. Belief in God concerns matters of the heart, not of the mind. That doesn't mean such belief isn't rational, but that the rationale comes from within, from deep introspective thought, not from the observation of the material world and cold reason.
Sorry for intruding into this thread, but before things inevitably turn ugly, I thought I'd have my say. Not sure what the point is in any thread if it's only a big circlejerk anyway.