Reply #15: Atheism isn't one set thing. [View All]

People are atheists for various reasons. Whatever reasons the individual chooses must, by definition, add up to "no gods" somehow. For my part, I disbelieve in any gods for the simple reason that there is absolutely no credible evidence that points at the existence of any gods. I dismiss the Loch Ness Monster, alien visitations, and a host of other extraordinary ideas for the same reason.

The idea that "God is pure consciousness" is really propositionally vacuous. IOW, there is no way we can distinguish between a universe WITH such a god and one without. Therefore, we can dismiss such a god on the basis of its being unnecessary to explain what we observe around us.