God

>Hi Chris.
>
>I am curious about something, and you’re the only professed
>atheist that I know…
>
>You seem like a scientific man of high intelligence.  By claiming
>to be atheistic, are you, in effect, saying, “I’m 100% sure that there
>is no god”?  It seems to me that the more we know about our universe,
>the more we know that we don’t know (someone famous said that, I think).
>So how can a solid, scientific mind say _anything_, for sure?  It seems like
>the scientific approach would be to say, “You know what?  There’s so
>much that we don’t know about how the universe works, so the only thing
>that I do know, is that I don’t know”.  In other words, it seems like
>the reasonable, scientific stance would be agnostic.
>
>I think about things like this, and every time I read the word “atheist”
>that question pops into my mind.  What are your thoughts on this?
>
>BTW – I am in no way trying to start an argument or “convert” you or
>anything like that.  I’m just curious.

High intellegence? Well thanks, but I wish that were true(g).

You are right, I’m no better than the faithful when I say that I’m an atheist.

I called myself an agnostic for a long time, but a number of years ago, I decided to just be honest about the whole thing. I really don’t think anything is out there. So why should I sit on the fence and say “There could be something out there?” I don’t believe that, even though it’s indefensible, so I decided to label myself properly.

I have no interest in proselytizing my beliefs.  If I did, then I guess I would be an agnostic. I also have no interest in running for public office. If I did, then I guess I would be SILENT about the whole thing.

I know this topic rubs people the wrong way, and I don’t intend to post on it anymore, because it’s a subject that really doesn’t interest me much. But I thought it was a good question and gives insight into who I am.