School Shootings - More Evidence of a Non-Existent Deity?

[trotsky]

117. I'm also uncertain.

It's impossible to be certain about whether things like gods, leprechauns, unicorns, etc. exist or not, unless they are so specifically defined that you can rule them out that way. What if a leprechaun is defined as a small Irish man with a red beard who owns some gold? Well heck, even though I've personally never met one of those, I would think such a leprechaun would be very likely to exist. With gods you can see the confusion, because any smart believer is going to know not to give their god any specific traits or characteristics that could be analyzed or tested. Of course the gods who HAVE been defined like that are easy to dismiss.

I just don't like people buying into the notion that in order to be an atheist, you have to KNOW gods don't exist. That is simply not true. But it's the basis of a lot of bullshit "other side of the coin from religious fundies" comparisons. Or the "atheists say there are no gods, but they can't prove that! Atheism is based on faith!! Nyah nyah boo boo!" nonsense.