Why?

[fadetree]

Ok, I'd like to be an Atheist. Seriously. It would help if someone could tell me how they *know* a god or gods don't exist. As an Atheist, I'd believe strictly in reason. Therefore, note that lack of evidence for is not evidence against, so all arguments beginning with 'We don't need a god to explain..' don't count. For the same reason, emotional arguments about why would we suffer if God was good, etc, don't count, as the question is not about the nature of God or gods but the existence of them.

Go.

[fadetree]

For extra credit, tell me why being an Atheist that categorically denies that god or gods exist is different from being a fundamentalist crazypants that categorically affirms they exist.

[Thulack]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-cpL--0AQA

[fadetree]

Fail. Nice title tie in, but reference is : 'the world is so bad, therefore god or gods must not exist', disallowed previously. Next.

[indiscriminate_hater]

nah

[Thulack]

The title tie in was all i was going for. For me i just don't believe their is a god. Nothing has ever shown me otherwise and i am not wasting my time with something that cant be proven to exist.

[fadetree]

Ah ok. So noted. Doesn't help me out though, you are actually making an argument from faith just as a theist would, drop the 'don't' from your sentence and poof yer a worshipper. It's legit, but doesn't answer the question.

[Glenzig]

Should be a very amusing thread. Thanks Fadetree.

[fadetree]

Yeah it probably will be, but I actually am serious about the question. I was going to go to some prestigious atheistic or religious site where they argue all day long about silly shit, but then I thought, hey I can do that right here.

[Troubled]

http://www.400monkeys.com/God/

This faq should answer all your questions.