We;ve been here before.
Atheism isn't a leap of faith; it's a simple recognition that there's no reason at all to believe in a deity, and that there are reasons not to. It's parsimonious and in intellectually good taste.

I heard Jonathan Miller speaking a couple of weeks ago, and he was saying that he wasn't even in favour of the word "atheism", since the non-belief in a deity ought to be so much of a given that it goes unnoticed. It's a fair point...
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 12 Dec 2008, 9:35, 2 replies)

^This
The scientific viewpoint is one of only giving credit to a viewpoint based on evidence.

If a viewpoint goes against the evidence, or has no evidence to support it then it can be dismissed until such time as evidence is presented.

I accept the idea of 'God' as much as I accept the idea of dragons or a hollow Earth - there is no material evidence to support the theory and thus it can be safely dismissed for the present.
( chenobble rocking his explorer beard on, Fri 12 Dec 2008, 12:27, closed)

*grin* I had forgotten about that.
Yes, I do recall now getting into that debate with you. That was fun.

But I'm not going to re-kindle that here. I know well enough that you could out-debate me any day.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 12 Dec 2008, 14:02, closed)