But what of the child who can't quite be certain if the boogeyman exists, and despite a strong preference that he does not....refuses the ambiguity of the unknown, however small and transient, and stands with the door agape, demanding that he show himself, no matter what such may mean. Surely, there is courage in that. And doesn't the child's continuous and sincere challenging of any closet door - or the claims of those observers whom stand around it, assuring him of its existence - no matter how many times he may have already done the same, and without result, speak to not only the existence but the exercising of some degree of faith, on his behalf, however small? Perhaps even that which were so small as to risk being mistaken for a mustard seed.
All this talk of closets made me wonder if I could add value to this conversation. It appears I was off.
I don't know about "few" being more desiring, but I do wish he did (assuming he was a good entity) in some ways.
I said I was "pretty sure." I have never claimed to have proof of the lack of any gods. I have said I am certain that the Christian god as described in full in Judeo-christian tradition doesn't exist.
I am not trying to be difficult here, but I guess it comes far too easily to me. The phrasing is very important between the two. Being certain/sure there is no god is very different from being certain/sure that there is no god as described by Christianity/Judaism/Islam/every religion I have ever become familiar of to date. I strongly suspect there is no god of any kind. But I am not certain or sure of it. Some would label me an agnostic atheist (as opposed to a gnostic atheist).
