HuggyBear: What most theists and in your case "spiritualists" assume incorrectly is that typical atheists haven't thought out their positions on the existance (sic) of a god before laying out an argument on a forum like USMB.
Atheists do not need to convince ourselves of the non existance of a god. We do not need to conjur up some "faith" to fall back on when arguing our thoughts about god and religion. Try not to take it personally when you discover that you will not be the one to convince an atheist that we are wrong and you are right.
The religists have had several thousands of years to come up with a convincing story and have failed.
This is too hilarious not to respond to. First of all, you are incorrect, I have assumed no such thing. I think Atheists have thought out their positions, they are just really stupid people. They form arguments which are full of illogical and irrational points without any basis in science or observable nature, then parade those around as if they are facts. When challenged, they look down their snooty nose and recite some mantra from their Atheist heroes, toss out a few insults at religion and think they've "won" a debate.
As for FAITH, the Atheists are the people who have more actual FAITH than any religious person I know. It takes an enormous amount of faith to disbelieve what humans have known since we climbed out of the trees. To be so sure of yourself, to be so absolutely certain you are right... takes enormous amounts of sheer faith. Blind faith at that. To chalk everything you see around you up to happenstance and random chance, to reject man's inseparable connection to something spiritual for all our existence, to ignore that nearly 90% of us believe in something spiritual and always have.... Loads of faith! While people who have religious beliefs at least have some relevant documentation and history.
As I stated in the post before, and apparently you were too dumb to comprehend, I don't really care if you agree with me personally. I don't fool myself into thinking I am going to change your mind, maybe you are the kind of fool who thinks that, but not me. I don't state arguments to support or endorse religions, or to "prove" religious dogma. My arguments are purely from a rational point of view from someone who has a distinct advantage over you. You see, I already know the truth here, I am aware of a spiritual nature that you don't realize. That's why I can shoot holes in all your "theories" about Man and God.