JDG said that atheism requires faith. I both agree and disagree with that statement.
For an atheist to say "I don't believe that any sort of god exists, because I have seen no evidence of the existence of any god." Requires no faith at all. They are only stating that they don't believe something because they have seen no evidence of it. That doesn't require faith. For an atheist to say "There is no god, and people who believe in any god or gods are just deluding themselves". Requires faith. This statement, while possibly true, cannot be proven, and anyone who makes such a definitive statement on something that cannot be proven does so out of faith in what they believe. So really, it depends on what kind of atheist you are as to whether or not your beliefs are based in faith. Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much... the wheel, New York, wars, and so on, whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely the dolphins believed themselves to be more intelligent than man for precisely the same reasons." - Douglas Adams _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
