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Originally Posted by Straker
Not believing in a god isn't something that requires any leap of faith though, there's no evidence to suggest there is a god that is tangible or quantifiable. By believing in a god there is a leap of faith or an attempt to fill in the gaps that science can't.
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Yes, not believing there is a God doesn't require a leap of faith... believing there is no god does requires a leap of faith. Those are two distinctly different things. Please don't confuse with semantics.
An agnostic says he doesn't know if there is a god or not. He neither believes there is, nor isn't, a god.
Both a theist and an atheist believe in something they can't prove empirically. Experiences can lead one to conclude one thing or another. In the way you can't see the wind, but can see the effects of the wind -- one may believe there's a God based on what they perceive are the effects of God, or the artwork as evidence of the artist. But can a human, who cannot know everything, know God doesn't exist? I think you have to believe God doesn't exist. Which the bigger belief leap?