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I laugh at those who are absolutely certain on both sides of this debate. Truth is, no one knows, although folks on both sides are completely, absolutely, totally certain; clearly, both can't be right so one side of the 100% certain is 100% wrong. Yeah, that includes you for saying you're 100% certain that Jesus was a fake.
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Most (all?) rational atheists will
not claim with absolute certainty that there is no god, only that there is no natural evidence in favour of one's existence and the probability of there actually being one is very small (but not zero). The likelihood of the Abrahamic God as described in the Bible existing is even smaller still, but again the possibility cannot be 100% ruled out.
All that said, in the absence of any natural evidence for a god, it is intellectually dishonest to believe that one exists. While I certainly find the notion of eternal life and salvation after death to be very comforting indeed, there is absolutely zero reason to legitimately believe that this actually happens. I also find the notion of a jolly old man who flies around the world delivering toys to children to be a comforting thought, but no rational person would claim to legitimately believe in Santa Claus just because the idea is pleasing to them.