I'm not sure what the etiquette is here. mousethief has left the scene leaving a trail of abuse behind him. Do I have the right of reply? What the hell; I will anyway.

Your ability to ferret out what people believe from what they say is not terribly admirable.

No ferreting involved. mousethief's statement of faith -

I believe (but am by no means certain) that God exists

mousethief

You admit you're a troll. How sweet.

To decide who is the troll, take a look at mousethief's first post and many after that. (Although the mangled syntax in that post makes it difficult to understand the point.)

Apparently I am arousing ire and ill-will in otherwise good people, as religion is wont to do, if Dawkins is any judge. Heh heh. So goodbye. Stew in your ignorance.

Nothing to do with religion. What aroused ire and ill-will was mousethief's constant resort to accusations of stupidity, ignorance and lack of understanding of epistemology. That and the total failure to respond to any of the points raised.

I have a friend who is deeply but quietly religious. When the subject of Dawkins' diatribe came up over the dinner table she said something along the lines of "It's not about evidence or probablity. It's about faith. I have faith. That is all I need." That is a view I can respect even if I cannot share that faith.