[Dimensio]

Atheism is religion because it requires a lot of faith to believe that there is no God.

To which "God", out of the thousands of deities worshipped and acknowledged throughout human history do you refer, and why does it require "a lot of faith" to lack belief in that particular deity when it's fair to say that followers of every religion other than the one of that deity also "lack belief" in it?

Its for nutballs because I said so tongue in cheek in my reply to another Freeper who implied that all religion is for nutballs.

I did see someone refer to "nutball religiousity", but I thought that was referring to a specific religious mindset rather than religious people in general.

[DaveyB]

...refer to "nutball religiousity", but I thought that was referring to a specific religious mindset rather than religious people in general.

He was referring to Bible believing Christians like me :>)

[Rudder]

...but I thought that was referring to a specific religious mindset rather than religious people in general.

Correct.

[fizziwig]

"To which "God", out of the thousands of deities worshipped and acknowledged throughout human history do you refer, and why does it require "a lot of faith" to lack belief in that particular deity when it's fair to say that followers of every religion other than the one of that deity also "lack belief" in it?"



I am referring to an intelligence that created the universe and man. I am not referring to pagan Gods, manicheanism, or even pantheism.

It takes great faith to believe that life occurred simply by chance, and that the complexity of life and the universe in general, is not indicative of an intelligent creator.

It may not be in the end, but it takes great faith to believe that.

Remember, Athiests are not simply waiting for the evidence of God to come in....they have already made their finding in the negative. They have great faith.