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Old 10-20-2008, 07:18 PM   #91
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Originally Posted by Azure View Post
Spin it this way....

Since nobody really 'knows' whether or NOT God exists....you must have 'faith' that he does, or doesn't exist.

Or how else can you be SO sure to even call yourself an atheist?
Okay.

1. There is a computer in front of you.
2. There seems to be a computer in front of you, but you really know that there is an evil demon tricking you into thinking there is a computer in front of you.

Atheists take position one, theists take position two. Both take faith.

Like I said, they do in fact differ only in degree, but it is not constructive to speak of them as such.
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