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Originally Posted by TGS
I have no reason to believe there are fairies at the bottom of my garden, and as a consequence I believe there are not fairies at the bottom of my garden. How is that different from having no reason to believe in god and, as a consequence, not believing in god?. I'm not seeing how the consequence doesn't follow.
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It's the difference between saying "I think fairies are a load of superstitious claptrap and, as a rational person, I don't believe in them" and "nobody has presented me with any evidence to support the existance of fairies, therefore I have no reason to believe in them". The first is an active act of "non-belief", the second is simply not having any reason to believe.
I think myself that these are entirely different viewpoints.