“Being an atheist does not require any faith, because it is impossible to 'believe' in nothing. When we are born, our minds are a blank slate. This state requires no effort to be in. The concept of god(s) are added later, at which point you require faith to take you away from your initial position of intellectual rest. Believing in something requires faith. Not believing in something requires nothing”.
Religion: a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe.
Atheism: the doctrine or belief that there is no god.
When an atheist makes the absolute statement “There is no God” he/she would have to claim to know everything about the universe and having witnessed everything there is to be seen. I know there isn’t one (reasonable) atheist out there who would make such a claim however this is simply what they are stating when they announce that God absolutely does not exist. Simply because a child doe has no knowledge of airplanes when they are born has no bearing on the validity of whether or not airplanes exist. The atheist must also propose a solution in which inanimate matter alone develops information. If you receive a fax from someone it is reasonable to believe that a chemical process allowed the ink to bond to paper but the information only comes from an informer. This information is packed in DNA in such an intricate fashion that even if given the allowed time chance simply doesn’t cut it. I believe the atheist demonstrates great faith to “believe” in the theory of evolution vs. creation.
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