If we assume that all the other candidates have asked for "kind thoughts/prayers", what is God to do?

Pick me. Duh. Look, if you don't want to wish somebody well, then don't. I assume that out of consistency you don't root for any sports teams, and in job interviews you admit you're no better than any of the other candidates?

I can understand you not wanting to bare your soul on an internet thread, hostile or otherwise, but you probably shouldn't claim to have evidence that leads you to conclusions and then refuse to supply the path of your thoughts.

Well, I haven't exactly said that *I* have evidence. I was referring to theists in general.

Actually, Steve Shaw was the one who said he'd never said there wasn't any evidence for religion. It was my quote you responded with.

Which explains why I thought he had. I had mixed him up with you. Apologies to you both! I try to be careful but sometimes....

Oh, and good luck with the job! My good thoughts are with you. Which college are you trying for?

Thanks! Green River Community College in Auburn, WA.

I'll accept the veracity of a reputable scientist over a philosopher any day.

On a non-scientific question? Why? It's like letting a rock star tell you which car you should drive.

The fact that things exist that we can't scientifically measure doesn't imply the existence of anything else.

True, but it does imply that being capable of being scientifically measured isn't a necessary qualification to exist.

Being an atheist is not about being certain that God doesn't exist

Isn't necessarily, no. But for some, it is. You don't get to speak for them.

Hope that makes sense.

Um...

But there's no-one who has ever claimed to be able to count or measure or plot the location thereof.

You assume all "things" can be measured, counted, or located. Why?

Another way to approach the definition is that god-ness is a quality of own intention toward the world, rather than something one can aim intentions at.

A possible definition, yes, although of course not one that all god-botherers will accept.