say what? (The atheist delusion)

by scoobypoo , Monday, January 30, 2012, 13:26 (4682 days ago) @ dhw

DHW: I agree emphatically that not knowing the answers does not give us "reason" to believe either way; nor does it give us "reason" to disbelieve either way. That is my brand of agnosticism.-I think not knowing the answers is precisely the "reason" to disbelieve.
Do you give equal credulity to all religions? Even the most extreme? If not, even if you disavow just one, then I think your argument falls apart.
To say that something is possible is one thing; but to "believe", without credible evidence, is something else entirely.-Maybe this is just semantics, as 'believe' actually means knowing without proof.
So, using that definition, yeah you can believe anything.
My point is you can't "know" [meaning provable] and for me that is reason _not_ to believe, and not only that; it's also reason to state that someone who does believe has no valid reason to do so. -If I say my pink unicorn created the universe, that is just as credible as any religion, and you can't disprove it.
So why give credence to silly beliefs just because children are successfully brainwashed over and over again?