I don't believe in God either*, but what about hyperspace/quantum mechanics? Could God not exist and take action there? *skims rest of extremely long post*
*I am an atheist, but I allow for the possibility of the supernatural. It's only logical to do so.
I don't want to repeat people on here... the original post essentially sums up my stance of the possibility of a god.. and Mr. Flak's response was really the only kind of possibility I personally take into consideration with regard to god, and our perceptions of reality, etc. Always open to possibility. *Regardless if he was at any point being sarcastic.. every once in awhile these things go over my head...
I'd like to add, while studying history, early civilizations, etc.. I've never quite understood the rationale [on the level of the individual] behind the jump from the impossibility/rejection of polytheism, to the resulting acceptance of monotheism... I take into consideration that earlier peoples were overall more primitive.. but I still can't understand how that rejection/acceptance "made sense" to them...
..eh.. I probably need to do more reading.
Furthermore.. I wish to point out... as I am atheistic.. the word itself, when broken down, fundamentally and simply means, the absence of belief in one or more dieties. It's not [to me] a practice. It's a simple position on a topic, a preference, same as whether or not I drink Regular or Decaf coffee. There are no rituals. No meetings. No pamphlets. No trying to convert anyone. Personally, I live and let live. Drink my [Regular] coffee. Do I hate Decaf? No. Do I believe in one or multiple gods? No. Do I think religion leads to a lot of social problems across the globe, and for that reason detest it? No. I believe ignorant, irrational extremists do. That's got more to do with poor decision-making on the individual's part based on, perhaps, a skewed perception of their chosen religious background. It's a course of study that people base their personal codes of ethics and moral value systems on. Unfortunately I think these documents are taken out of context often. But I'm not out to save people from evils of the Holy Texts. I don't see any evil there. Live and let live. It's not that hard. Though I realize it's no simple task... I'm a bit too idealistic to be able to offer any real solution to implement, I suppose. Some people need Decaf. I don't. Fine by me. One may think the other is missing out.. but damn folks.. it's all the same beverage to me.