Perfectly imperfect, Amos! ;-)

Blandiver, how do you define "God"? Whether or not you believe in God, you obviously have some definition (vague or otherwise) that comes into your mind when you hear the word "God", and if you say you don't believe in God, then it is that definition of God against which you are arguing. That definition may in no way resemble what someone else thinks of when they say "God"...therefore your argument may be quite irrelevant to their idea of God.

"the human need for belief" is obvious, because everyone believes in something...actually, in many things. That gives them a foundation upon which to stand. We both, for example, believe in numbers...one plus one equals two, etc.... Why do we? Because we've been taught about numbers and we've experimented with what we've been taught, so we know about it and believe in it, based on experience.

We also believe that we exist. Why? Because we're experiencing it.

We believe that what we say matters! ;-) Or do we? Maybe not. If so, then why are we saying it? Just for lack of anything else to do at the moment? They say that even a fool will be thought wise, if he remain silent.

Do you truly know yourself? Does anyone here truly know himself? If not then why bother insisting upon or denying the existence of God?