 Are Atheists Believers?
I can't imagine this idea hasn't already been kicked around on this forum. But, I am new here, so I'll just go ahead and throw it out there (again?). It has taken many years for my evangelical Xtn faith to dissolve, bringing me to the point where I had to be honest with myself and admit that I really had no good reason to go on believing in God. So, I guess that means I'm an atheist...right? Wrong. I faced that possibility and then had to admit that I really couldn't state categorically that God does not exist. I just don't know enough to be comfortable with such an affirmation. For me it would demand FAITH to hold to such a position...a faith I just don't have. I admit that I don't BELIEVE in God. But, on the other hand, I can't say that I KNOW he/she/it doesn't exist. I just don't KNOW that. That's when I recognized that what I am saying here is that I am an AGNOSTIC. I had been told that an agnostic is a cowardly atheist. But I don't accept that. Atheism, for me, demands a level of faith that I just don't have. Hence my question: in your opinion, dear reader, are atheists actually "believers"? Any thoughts here? |