This has probably been asked before. But where exactly do all of you fall on the Spectrum of Theistic Probability? For me, I'm probably a 6-ish.
Strong theist. 100% probability of God. In the words of C.G. Jung: "I do not believe, I know."
De facto theist. Very high probability but short of 100%. "I don't know for certain, but I strongly believe in God and live my life on the assumption that he is there."
Leaning towards theism. Higher than 50% but not very high. "I am very uncertain, but I am inclined to believe in God."
Completely impartial. Exactly 50%. "God's existence and non-existence are exactly equiprobable."
Leaning towards atheism. Lower than 50% but not very low. "I do not know whether God exists but I'm inclined to be skeptical."
De facto atheist. Very low probability, but short of zero. "I don't know for certain but I think God is very improbable, and I live my life on the assumption that he is not there."
Strong atheist. "I know there is no God, with the same conviction as Jung knows there is one."
I can confidently state that any god/s as described by the worlds religions do not exist.
I cannot say that a god/s of any description could not exist in any universe. However, if a god interacts on any detectable way with our reality, then it can be measured. Once the effect can be measured, we can start to hypothesise about causality. If this is then testable and repeatable, even if it turns what we currently understand about the natural world on its head, it becomes a natural phenomenon and no longer supernatural. It just means a god/s may exist as the cause.
If a god/s does not interact with the natural world in any detectable way, then it is no different to a god that does not exist and thus speculation is pointless.
Theists claim that their god/s interacts with the natural world, yet have consistently been unable to provide any evidence (other than personal testimony) that this is true. The time to believe a claim is when there is suficient evidence to substantiate that claim and not before.
Thus I am an atheist.
Count me a 7. There's no evidence for an all-powerful supernatural being who nonetheless has decided to butt out from all interaction with humans and the planet
Is there a word for that? A non-interactive or non-personal god works but could be misunderstood.
@Tangfastics divine hiddenness
I usually say 6 because you can dodge the burden of proof. But, think about this: no proof of ANYTHING supernatural including God or gods since the beginning of man. When is no proof ENOUGH to confidently say there is no God? Look at this world. Where is this god? What does it do? Not a damned thing that I can see.
So...although one might say absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence, I say absence of evidence is a poor reason to believe something.
Somewhere between 6 and 7. I used to be a 2. Went to being 4 briefly but found the fence-sitting unsatisfactory.
7 all the way. For me the question is more, how could anyone believe such obvious BS?
6.5 probably. 6.66 on a good day wink wink
In discussions with believers I take the stand that I am reasonably certain there is no deity, then let them know that if they can produce real evidence I am willing to say I am wrong. I think most folks on this site know what the odds of that are.