Not quite accurate. I actually do believe in God. However, I will not ask others to believe what I believe without verifiable, objective evidence. And, I absolutely will not take anyone else's word on the subject without that same evidence.
I'm not sure you'll understand the difference but the difference is profound. There are some 22,000 Christian denominations in the U.S. and each worships a different god because each sees the deity in a distinctly different manner. Every one of those denominations bases their beliefs on the same set of Scriptures and "revelation through the Holy Spirit" -- and yet they cannot agree! The only conclusion one can then draw is that such revelation is highly subjective and colored by an individuals own desires.
"Not quite accurate. I actually do believe in God. However, I will not ask others to believe what I believe without verifiable, objective evidence. And, I absolutely will not take anyone else's word on the subject without that same evidence."
Will a belief in parachutes save you from a 20,000 foot jump, or do you actually have to put on the parachute?
"Every one of those denominations bases their beliefs on the same set of Scriptures and "revelation through the Holy Spirit" -- and yet they cannot agree! The only conclusion one can then draw is that such revelation is highly subjective and colored by an individuals own desires."
You've got that right. It's called apostasy. And It is rampant in Christianity. Just as the Bible tells us it would be.
As long as you rely on your own understanding, there is nothing that I or more importantly, God, can do for you. And that saddens me.