Reply #135: But it is true that "atheists move on faith there is no god..." etc

[rasputin1952]

No one can prove there is no deity, just as no one can prove there is or are...that equates to faith.

Atheists do insist there is no god(s)...Agnostics might not believe, but they do not propose that there "Are none". This is semantics.

Rather than go down the entire list, I do listen to what others say, and while I might not agree I am open to discourse. I cannot tell what someone 'believes', I am not a mind reader, (something for another discussion:) ). When someone tells me, "There is no god", I figure I can call them on it to prove such a statement...just as others are called on to prove there IS a god....neither can be accomplished, so why waste tons of energy on futile arguments?

I guess my whole point is, does the idea that someone believes in something, regardless of what it is, affect the lives of those around them on a personal basis? I could say yes when legislation is produced that harms people or infringes on their rights and liberties, but that is why these people are stopped before they can do harm...usually by exposing the ridiculous aspects they are pushing.

I do not care if someone believes in God, Allah, Krishna, or anything else, (or nothing for that matter), as it has little affect on my life. When someone, regardless of their belief system infringes on the rights of humanity, it is time to stand up and end the absurdity. Everyone can see what theocracies have done throughout human history, never, has a theocracy done anything to aid said societies. Inevitably, human nature takes the place of the baseline tenets of a religion, and people suffer horribly.