That isn't what atheism is, or at least that isn't what most English-speaking people who describe themselves as atheist mean by it. Western atheists think the existence of any deities is unproven; it is not supported by the evidence.
That's not atheism, that's agnosticism.
Re:Isaac Asimov on Security Theatre.
by burgerbrain on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @01:05AM
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Ponder the following: I'm agnostic in the same way I'm 'agnostic' about the existence of unicorns.
Agnosticism is a faith claim: It's claiming that we can never know anything about a deity.
I'm an atheist. I say the existence of a deity is both unproven and highly unlikely given the current evidence.
.. and until the time that it is otherwise proven, an atheist doesn't believe in a deity.
Arguments are one thing, evidence is something else.
> believe there is no God
That isn't what atheism is, or at least that isn't what most English-speaking people who describe themselves as atheist mean by it. Western atheists think the existence of any deities is unproven; it is not supported by the evidence.