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Originally Posted by TGS
Thanks Graham, that's a helpful clarification. I guess now all we need is for those people who are putting forward an atheist position to be clearer about what variety of atheism they are talking about.
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I feel much the same way about it as I do with all faith based stuff that lacks evidence...the probability of it being true is negligible so we can be reasonably certain that it isn't. Absolute certainty is just another faith position unless there is evidence to back it up. I'm always open to more evidence.
EDIT: I've met many atheists and very few take the complete certainty position. Richard Dawkins created a scale in the God Delusion which was quite a neat way of looking at it. I believe he likewise placed himself one position below that of absolute certainty.