I am only replying to the ‘Topic of This Thread’ and not to the conversation. I do not like to use the words “strong” and “weak”, but I do not have better alternatives. “Strong” atheism is FAITH based and breeds (intellectual) arrogance for two reasons:
1. We do not know enough how the universe operates
2. We have not appropriately defined “god” and tested “god” in a scientific manner.
a. We are gaining a better definition of “god”
b. We also need the tools to test for “god’s” existence.
p.s. this is a tangent, so please resume meaningful conversation.
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