Let us define "theism" as belief in God (or any sort, including deism).
Let us define "atheism" as disbelief in theism.
And let us assume moreover that, as fallible knowers, we may wrong and so should define the conditions under which are prepared to accept/admit that we are wrong.
This a fundamental problem of understanding theism. Assuming existence of spiritual and physical world which been controlled by God, believer will lose their believe once they loss the connection to this concept. I would call this, the weak version of believers. The strong version will never convert to atheism because of the spiritual help (directed by God) you get once you are at weakest point that nothing will make your life better but death which will put your misery in another misery for eternity. At this point you believe that your religious believe will pick you up and reward you for being patient and moving on, no matter what forces are crushing you physically and mentally. However, you have to understand in the same time that the help you get from the creator (presumably God) is conditioned to certain acts made to enhance and strengthen you believe. Those acts you have to practice every day preparing yourself respond once you hit your weakest point.
On the other hands, an atheist who lost connection with the spiritual world or the creator. converting to theism will be a game changer for atheist compared to a theist moving from one religion to another. Theism basically is a balance between spiritual energy and physical energy. The argument is that atheist do not have the spiritual energy that hep him once he hit the weakest point. He can be the most successful person in the world and yet unhappy with a restless spirt. I can not define it very well as I did not try it. Think of it this way, if I gave you enough food and put you in the middle of a desert to live a lone for twenty years and tied you to a wall to limit your move to one meter distance maximum. You will see no body but sand front of you and food next to you. At this point would you feel guilty ending your life as atheist. This is the disconnect I am talking about.
The most difficult question atheist ask what if theist was wrong and God did not exist, you would have waisted years of your life and potential things you could have done. But this also works the other way around, what if there was a God and you could live a better life after death. If you wise enough, you would balance your chances. If you could live as atheist part of the day and dedicated theist other part of the day then you will see how your path form your future. The question is how would you try my definition above for strong believers to know if this religion works for you.
Dear, the central mesage there is God. If you do not believe in the existence and workings of God you are an atheist and but if you believe in God as the supreme being who controls the affairs of this life you are not an atheist.
The Role of Atheism and Religion in Evaluating DARWINISM
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We may not achieve certainty, but we can evaluate the question.
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Nothing. Religious faith and the lack of it are matters of mental constitution. This does not have anything to do with outer facts or logical arguments.
Incidentally, arguments which try to explain religion by the theory of evolution are very poor indeed.
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