I understand that a Christian will want others to share the same belief. From my perspective, I have considered the possibility of a god over time and I don’t consider it to be a hypothesis with evidence at the moment. I guess you could say it’s a scientific mindset, but that also means I cannot fully discount it. I agree with Dawkins in his assessment of there being a thing as an ‘agnostic atheist’, and that probably is the best fit for me in that it means that you don’t think there is a god, but would be open to one if the evidence appears. Just as with other ideas. I don’t think it’s a certainty in that I don’t think many can say they are 100% certain with no doubt from either side.
Atheism for me is just a description for my stance on gods. I have always ummed and arred over humanism, but recent events have made me set more trust in calling myself a humanist. It’s more important to me than setting my stall as an atheist, and don’t think that should be some steadfast position as some take (see the new atheism page on reddit for the people I am referring to).
I do suspect calling us friends will have bpg smirking away again.
