It's a belief that there is no "God" or higher intelligence, so yeah... it's a belief. LOL
Just for curiosity, do you attempt to convert others only to justify your belief system?
Do you not attempt to convert others to your belief system?
Do you believe in God, or simply a higher intelligence?
I don't believe I stated what I believe either way. I've only made observations.
There are men of science on both sides of the coin that cite theory on the existence of or against a "supreme intelligence".
For example: astronomer Fred Hoyle wrote in his 1983 book "The Intelligent Universe" that the odds of our DNA forming randomly to create human beings had a probability of 1 in 10 to the power of 40,000. His infamous "Tornado Analogy" stated that it was more likely for a tornado to rip through a junkyard and randomly assemble a functioning 747 jet than for cellular life to from into intelligent life as we know it; basically arguing for the existence of some higher power.
Since then, others have postulated otherwise and their theories can be easily looked up by googling "HoyleÂ’s Fallacy."
So even the most intellectual of intellectuals can not agree.
Interestingly enough, and something else to consider, is the fact that people of all faiths (including former atheists) have all reported near-death experiences. They all have common threads as well, regardless of who or what they believe in. In the cases of atheists who previously believed in nothing, they started believing, but I digress... they all share similar experiences in regards to "seeing" dead family members and/or their religious icons who all gave them life-changing advice.
That being said, there are professed atheists who also claim to have been near-death or clinically dead and had no experience what-so-ever.
Simply a result of altered brain chemistry brought about by the death process?
Perhaps it will be as it is in Piers Anthony’s “Incarnations of Immortality” series where the “believer’s” soul gets judged and goes to the appropriate afterlife while the “atheists’” soul simply crumples to dust and their done existing on any plane.
IÂ’d wager the debate is probably the oldest in human history. ItÂ’s been debated by philosophers and scientists alike; some for and some against.
Atheists maintain that there is insufficient reason or evidence to believe while those who believe cite that God is not amenable to demonstration or refutation, but rests on faith alone.
Descartes said the existence of God was logically necessary for the evidence of the senses to be meaningful.
Epicurus is recognized as the first to bring up the problem of evil presenting the argument that if God exists and is omnipotent then why would “He” allow evil to exist?
ItÂ’s actually a very complicated matter and there are logical and accepted arguments from both sides which is why, as I stated earlier, that the existence of God can not necessarily be proved or disproved.
So, I again reiterate, that spirituality is something best left to the individual to decide for themselves. And, depending on how important it is to the individual will dictate how much time and effort they put into it.
No one can refute the fact that we will all die eventually. At that time, any doubts or questions you had either way will definitely be laid to rest along with your body. LOL