Or Little Hawk we can realize that the three Godless Amigos don't bother to figure out who they are talking to before they attack them and that is one of the things that makes them appear dogmatic and evangelical. They don't attack what is said in the discussion, they attack you, and all of us based upon their prejudices. They are as bad as any evangelical of any faith in that they believe that there is only one right thing to believe.

Of course it is a belief system. That is evident. Because it is what they believe. They may think that their belief system has more evidence behind it. It may be a belief system held by more people they respect. But obviously it is a belief system that in their eyes competes with religion or else they would not be here constantly and feebly defending it.

This thread has proved that Atheists cannot be lumped together. And more importantly, in defending their own positions at least some of the atheists have admitted that all people with religious beliefs cant be lumped together. Hopefully, from now on they will discuss religion on that basis. Except for Steve Shaw of course. He never remembers these discussions and always returns to his dogma which is basically that he has found all the answers in science therefor everything we say must be wrong.