What makes somebody atheist and not a theist?

[Hockeycowboy]

I don't expect you or anyone else to believe what I've said in this or any of my other posts about the paranormal.

I do believe you. And your kindness & caring are evident.

One day, we’ll all be enlightened, to our everlasting benefit.

I won’t say anything else.

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

I do believe you. And your kindness & caring are evident.

Thank you for your kind sentiment, Hockeycowboy.

One day, we’ll all be enlightened, to our everlasting benefit.

Well said.

I won’t say anything else.

Thank you.

 

[TagliatelliMonster]

I wasn’t discussing by-products / results exhibiting chaos & disorder.

Exactly what does it build?
Nothing. And there’s no function.

The weather has no function?????
You're joking right?

Yours is a strawman response, misleading and useless.

It was a factual and perfectly reasonable response to what you actually said.
It's just that you instantly recognize your nonsense logic when it's applied to phenomenon that aren't controversial in your head in context of your a priori religious beliefs.