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Farmer-Rick

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14. Your definition of atheist is different from mine
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 09:57 AM
Feb 2023

To me atheism means waiting for evidence and proof of gods. Not claiming there are no gods. It's just that there isn't enough evidence for any god's existence. So, I don't believe until the religious can prove it. Like I don't believe in Bigfoot, ghosts or demons until there is evidence for them.

When I was young I had to be taught about gods. As a baby, I was born atheist. All the animals I have observed don't worship gods either. It is the natural state of humankind to not believe in gods. Gods must be carefully taught.

If a god shows up tomorrow and proves himself, I'll believe in him. But somehow I doubt that if there were definitive proof that NO gods existed, the religious would stop believing in whatever god they buy into.

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