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Originally Posted by troutman
A common response is that one philosophy is based on faith, and the other is based on reason. Not the same at all.
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No... both are based on reason.
It's just that the information and assumptions are different.
Both Atheism and all other belief systems have to make base level assumptions about the nature of knowledge, reality and our place there-in. Course, whether or not something based on science boils down to a belief system is a matter of philosophical debate, and not one that is winnable for either side.
As long as one of these systems isn't forced on me against my will, I think all of them offer something to human society. Debating the validity of belief systems is counter-productive in my opinion. It's far more important to focus on how to let existing systems co-exist without fighting.
But most importantly, it's not God or a lack there-of that I fear... It's Ceiling Cat.