[tyke]

Hmmmm...seems like someone might not be all that sure.

Not really. Most atheists accept that there is a greater than zero chance that some sort of supernatural deity exists, since there is no way to rule it out completely.

In the same way, you can't rule out the possibility that one day you will be hit and killed by a meteorite falling out of the sky, even though it is extremely unlikely to happen. Since you don't spend your life constantly looking to the sky just in case a meteorite is coming, one could say that you live your life on the assumption that it won't happen to you.

In the same way, even though atheists can't be 100% sure, they believe that the existence of god, especially as defined by the world's great religions, is so improbable that its not worth worrying about in their daily lives.

[darkangel82]

In the same way, even though atheists can't be 100% sure, they believe that the existence of god, especially as defined by the world's great religions, is so improbable that its not worth worrying about in their daily lives. That's how I see it.

[HarleyD]

Most atheists accept that there is a greater than zero chance that some sort of supernatural deity exists, since there is no way to rule it out completely.

It would seem to me that if there were a greater than zero chance of a supernatural deity existing, and that deity could not be ruled out; rather than venomously arguing against such a deity one should be exploring the possibility. Isn't that the scientific principle?

[Catholic Canadian]

In the same way, even though atheists can't be 100% sure, they believe that the existence of god, especially as defined by the world's great religions, is so improbable that its not worth worrying about in their daily lives.

It seems to me that it takes just as much faith to be an atheist as it does to believe in God.