RepTIDE

When people approach me about my atheism the conversation usually starts out with a question similar to:

How do you know god doesn’t exist?

I usually have a pompous and snarky reply relating to “the incredible, edible egg”.  Usually my reply is enough to either lower their defences (or offences as you will) and allow a somewhat balanced discussion to follow or, more often than not, it ends the whole conversation with regards to that topic.

Recently more of my friends and family have been pushing back at my atheism.  Pushing may be the wrong choice of words.  Let’s just say they are becoming more inquisitive.  Their interest has gotten to the point where the egg excuse doesn’t cut it any more.  Because of this I have started reading more atheist (as well as theist, I actually picked up The Bible again for the first time in years) literature in order to hone my arguments into something more appropriate for discussion and debate.

I resisted atheist media in general for nearly all the time I have been an atheist.  I am perfectly content in my decision.  I don’t feel the need for external validation of my viewpoints.  The desire to “chum around” with like minded individuals has never seemed to matter to me.  I suppose the biggest reason I tended to avoid atheist media was because I saw it as no different than theistic media.  Although it is probably unfair to make this decision having not verified it for myself, the idea of someone telling me “why I shouldn’t believe in god” seemed nearly as distasteful as someone telling me why I should.

So here I am, content in my own mind with my decision and reasoning, but generally sounding like a dimwit when trying to explain it.  So, together with some books and lectures, and my captive blog audience (I still laugh at the thought I can call the occasional visitor here an “audience”), I am going to explore and sharpen my reasoning and arguments for believing the way I do.

So, “Why don’t I believe in god?”  Quite simple actually.  An all powerful, all knowing, loving, benevolent, intelligent designer would have, if he/she/it existed, created eggs with the Tabasco sauce already in them.  To do otherwise is simply a flaw and enough proof of non-existence for me.

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