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<blockquote data-quote="newusername" data-source="post: 5835678" data-attributes="member: 562064">They are equally probable, but not as probable as the existence of no god based on what we know so far.&nbsp; When things are equi-probable (or less probable), I don&#039;t think any rational person should then choose one to be true and the other to not be.&nbsp; It&#039;s not the religion that causes conflict, per se, but how people think about it (and other things) that is most concerning.Sure I have, but I would say the vast majority do not, and in the context of the original conversation (does my mother love me?) I think we can agree that the relatinoship between parent and offspring is far better documented than the existence of god.I think the assumption here is that a person has to or should put their money down on the table.&nbsp; Or perhaps that there are benefits (a pay out) to guessing right, and none to atheism.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think either of those are true.If it the religious aspect did not expand beyond the home, it would be a considerably less dangerous gamble which would not be quite so bothersome for me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="newusername, post: 5835678, member: 562064"] They are equally probable, but not as probable as the existence of no god based on what we know so far. When things are equi-probable (or less probable), I don't think any rational person should then choose one to be true and the other to not be. It's not the religion that causes conflict, per se, but how people think about it (and other things) that is most concerning. Sure I have, but I would say the vast majority do not, and in the context of the original conversation (does my mother love me?) I think we can agree that the relatinoship between parent and offspring is far better documented than the existence of god. I think the assumption here is that a person has to or should put their money down on the table. Or perhaps that there are benefits (a pay out) to guessing right, and none to atheism. I don't think either of those are true. If it the religious aspect did not expand beyond the home, it would be a considerably less dangerous gamble which would not be quite so bothersome for me. [/QUOTE]

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