Being a believer in some greater presence (call it a Deity for convenience), though completely non religious in the normally acepted sense of the word, I still find myself more in accord with those who are being stereotyped as "Atheists".

I can for instance accept that there is more evidence for their point of view than for mine.

What I don't see is evidence of any "faith" or "belief system" in their point of view. As has been said above, they have drawn a conclusion based on the evidence they observe around them.

They do not ask others to share their conclusion and they only interact with the "faithful" when provoked by the kind of nonsense which has been thrown at them in this thread.

Both the "Atheists" and people like myself seem to be considered a threat by some of those of a religious bent, who cannot resist trying to pigeonhole us into a stereotype to which they can justifiably feel superior.

The bad news is that we think for ourselves, rather than follow the doctrine and dogma, and we don't give a damn whether they like it or not.

Don T.