To me, I’ve seen how Douglas Adams described his own atheism, and that’s just not for me.
Adams described himself as a “radical atheist”, adding “radical” for emphasis so he would not be asked if he meant agnostic. He told American Atheists that this conveyed the fact that he really meant it.
I certainly lean towards atheism, but I can’t say with 100% certainty that a God can be ruled out. God could still be a complete asshole who likes torturing his creations, or more like a Lovecraftian Eldritch god who doesn’t even register our existence, those are still possibilities.
Then what point is there to calling them a god? Leaving the possibility open to their existence is logical, it doesn’t mean you can’t highlight the improbability.
I think Terry Pratchett highlights this well in Disc World with his atheists. They deny gods are real in a world where gods clearly exist and manifest physically. When the inverse is true it borders on insanity.
To me, I’ve seen how Douglas Adams described his own atheism, and that’s just not for me.
I certainly lean towards atheism, but I can’t say with 100% certainty that a God can be ruled out. God could still be a complete asshole who likes torturing his creations, or more like a Lovecraftian Eldritch god who doesn’t even register our existence, those are still possibilities.
Then what point is there to calling them a god? Leaving the possibility open to their existence is logical, it doesn’t mean you can’t highlight the improbability.
I think Terry Pratchett highlights this well in Disc World with his atheists. They deny gods are real in a world where gods clearly exist and manifest physically. When the inverse is true it borders on insanity.