[Piemaster]

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I figured out the problem with atheism. Atheists act as if they are 100 percent sure that something doesn't exist. People who believe in some higher power believe anywhere from 1-100 percent that it does exist. Neither side can prove their case as fact. So Atheism must be illogical because it fails to consider that God not existing hasn't been proven as fact. We can then conclude that there are some emotional reasons and not factual reasons behind the decision.

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Interesting argument. I guess how you define an atheist is quite important. I suppose somebody who was 50/50 on whether God existed would be labelled an Agnostic. Buy what if they were 75% sure there was no God? 90%? 99%? 99.999%? At what point does an Agnostic become an Atheist?

Personally I would call myself an Atheist. However, I am only about 95% sure there is no God. Of the remaining 5%, I would say about half is saying that one of the major religions is right (or at least on the right lines) and the other half is saying that there is a divine being, but mortals have no understanding of them.

I am sure that you don't have to be 100% sure there is no God to be an atheist. As you say, being 100% sure of anything is not terribly smart, even something that appears to be provable.