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Originally Posted by jammies
Fervent belief that there are no gods is no more defensible than belief in a god. Don't "believe" anything, instead place statements on a spectrum from nearly certain to extremely unlikely. Essentially, be an agnostic about everything, which doesn't prevent you from having an opinion, just from an unreasoned one.
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Especially as we are seeing more progress in mathematical theories on various ideas on what this world could be. Quantum mechanics, multiverse, simulation, etc.
Being ashiest as a pragmatic, common sense mind had a place in history, but right now seems like a really dumb time to proclaim to be atheist. At this point you're starting to close your mind off just the same as religious folk have done.