Reply #50: I used to squat-press 341 Kilos. Is that "strong" enough for you?

[BiggJawn]

But since I RARELY post here, I really can't answer your question.

"Strong" and "Weak" Atheism are misnomers, IMO. I don't deny that some of us (Me included) are less than accepting of people of faith, and I can't speak for anyone else, but in my case, that stems from some REALLY bad experiences with Charismatic Evangelicals when I was younger.

The source of your trouble is in trying to pigeonhole the so-called "strong" Atheist into a Belief System (religion) of No Belief.

Of COURSE I have no "Belief", because that requires "faith".

For the sake of MY pigeonholing, what you consider a "weak Atheist" is someone who hasn't had the faith beaten or cheated out of him yet. A person who has equal parts of belief and dis-belief.

Just because an Atheist expresses an attitude of NO belief does not mean that we would discount evidence to give a reason for belief. I'm skeptical. That means that extrordinary claims need some tangible evidence to prove them (note I did not fall into the "extrordinary evidence pitfall)

kinda silly, isn't it? If this Jesus DID suddenly appear and verify everything King James had written about him (I think he'd take a glance and say "Myself! What IS this Shit?") do people think Atheists would stick their fingers in their ears and say "Nope, I DON'T see him standing there. I Don't hear him!"?

I doubt it. But then, I also think the chance of that ever happening is nil. that "lack of Faith" thing again, y'know...