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    Atheism is a reasonable position to hold

    In other words: why is there something, rather than nothing? This seems like a profound question, but it's not. There's only one answer: whatever that something happens to be, something just is? The question is, what is the something-that-just-is actually like? What are the most fundamental...
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    Atheism is a reasonable position to hold

    Depends on which God you're talking about. If you're talking about Gods such as the character of Yahweh depicted in the Christian Bible or or Allah in the Koran, then no, they definitely do not exist. Keep in mind that billions of people do believe these characters actually exist. Do you mean...
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    Atheism is a reasonable position to hold

    All right then. That's not a position I agree with, but it's a real position. Why is there no basis, no reason to have confidence? Is the existence of God something about which we cannot in principle have confidence in the truth or falsity? Or do we simply lack the relevant evidence?
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    Atheism is a reasonable position to hold

    So you're happy to use a dictionary argument for "atheism", but when it comes to "believe", you're happy to impose an idiosyncratic definition? believe:1. to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one...
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    Atheism is a reasonable position to hold

    Can you tell the difference between a dream that "comes true" because of a deity and a dream that "comes true" because you have a brain that capable of rationally predicting the future? Can you tell the difference between visions and voices that come from a deity and those that are just...
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    Atheism is a reasonable position to hold

    You're wrong. Are you implying that atheists aren't "open to" these possibilities? Are you implying that atheists say our beliefs are infallible? If so, would you care to let us know what precisely what you mean, and more importantly why you think so? Do you have actual sources for these...
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    Atheism is a reasonable position to hold

    In any kind of extended argument, the "burden of proof" is going to switch between parties. It's really only important in response to certain kinds of arguments. For example, one argument that crops up a lot is: "Atheists cannot be certain that no god exists (a god might be hiding behind the...
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