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Originally posted by stuartj
I dont think the atheists are out to prove there is no god, Turbo.

That is precisely what the Atheist movement is attempting to do. Just visit a few of the many web sites that have popped up of late and you'll see that removing God from public influence and disproving the "God myth" is exactly the agenda.

Originally posted by stuartj
The atheists say there is no evidence to support the existence of god, that the probability of god's existence is so low as to be unlikely, and that faith in said god is therefore irrational. Further, that they will immeadiatly alter their position should convincing evidence of god's, or unicorn's for that matter, existence be produced.

In the world of art, it would be irrational to see a sculpture and assume that the piece of art just happened.
The rational person assumes an artist even if that artist is not available for an interview. The Venus De Milo was created and yet there is no proof that the artist ever existed.

We do not know the name of the artist (some experts have ventured a guess yet we do not call them delusional) , no historical documents has ever identified the artist, we're not certain of the exact time it was created and in fact there is no evidence that the artist ever existed, just his/her work. Most rational people would assume that he/she did exist and that it did not just evolve from an ape sculpture or randomly appear.
To observe art in nature and assume there is no artist is equally irrational.

Originally posted by stuartj

As an atheist I cant disprove your god, anymore than I can disprove the faeries in the bottom of your garden.

Although my belief system does not include fairies, I would not attempt to demean a person based on that belief.
The phrase "Fairies in the garden" like "God Delusion" is an obvious attempt to demean the believer. If the belief promotes a feeling of belonging and well-being your criticism is just mean spirited and brings nothing to a discussion between reasonable people.