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[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by u crank

atheism is as dogmatic a belief system as any religion on this planet

The mistake you make here is that atheists are as widely varied as believers. True, some atheists are indeed dogmatic and devoutly believe there is no God. By-and-large they accept what others tell them without thinking, just like everybody else. Some, on the other hand, rationally analyze all the available data and come to the conclusion that there is no supportable evidence for the existence of any higher being. That is not belief, not dogma, but reason. I have yet to find a believer who can show any such evidence. That is the difference.

And yet, because I continually doubt my own judgement, I still don't consider myself an atheist.