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Originally Posted by troutman
http://www.skepdic.com/faith.html
Those of us who are atheists, and believe that everything evolved from natural forces, nearly universally maintain that theists and supernaturalists have a very weak case for their belief, weaker even than the case for Bigfoot, Nessie or Santa Claus. Thus, our disbelief is not an act of faith, and therefore, not non-rational as are those of theists and Christian apologists. However, if Christian apologists insist on claiming that their version of Christianity and the rejections of their views are equally acts of faith, I will insist that the apologists have a non-rational faith, while their opponents have a rational faith. Though I think it would be less dishonest and less misleading to admit that atheists and naturalists do not base their beliefs on faith in any sense close to that of religious faith.
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How come theists have a weak case for their belief? How come atheists have a stronger case? Believing in evolution requires just as much faith as believing in creationism. Evolutionists say, but we have science on our side! I thought true science is observing the thing being studied and then making conclusions and inferences. IMO, the whole basis of evolution requires faith.
Atheism takes out accountability to a deity and therefore man's conscience is cleared - he
lives the way he thinks is right - just like in the definition of religion up above.
Theists live there lives in view of a Greater Being...
Both views require faith...