Percy is a Deist - Now what's the difference between a deist and an atheist?

The old absense of evidence argument again, eh? Logic does not rule the world in every case. Belief is belief, and while I will concede that belief is often illogical, I won't concede that logic is the yardstick to measure rationality. As RAZD points out, people can and do have different world views and at times the only evidence of sanity or lack of same is the observation of the life of the individual. Out of everyone in these forums that I have ever argued with, jar had the most logical argument in regards to Theism. Atheists have never shown me anything that would change my mind on the issue, "special pleading" or not. Special pleading only makes sense in the context of logic being the ultimate authority.

I don't follow. Why must?See, any basic argument either concludes with an assertion or a quastion. Observe: I. Bill: "God exists."
Phil: "Which God"? or..."How do you know"?

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conclusion: Make an assertion=provide the evidence.II: Bill: "There is no evidence for God. Logic is the basis for reality. Therefore, there is no God.
Phil: Logic is not the basis for all reality. Truth is. God either exists or does not exist.
Bill: Which God are we talking about, first of all? As we go down the evidential checklist, I find none of the candidates qualify so far.
Phil: Can we know? Must we know? Is belief not enough?

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Conclusion: Argument either ends on a question or on an answer. Follow the many possible routes the argument could take.My 2 cents is that any argument can either end with a question or an assertion. Any arguments?

Absence of evidence = whatever conclusion an individual prefers to be acceptable for them. I have the right to accept any conclusion I choose.Why is no acceptance always logical?There is a woman who, according to our best evidence, does not love you. Do you reject your love for her, or do you love in spite of the lack of evidence reciprocating?Edited by Phat, : add

To begin with, you have accepted my hypothetical woman.

Interesting. Feelings and intuition are what determine my world-view. I realize that feelings can be deceptive and intuition unprovable...but that's the way I roll. Exactly. My belief is that either we initially imagined God(gods, spaghetti, etc) or God imagined/created us initially. I lean towards belief in the latter, though the former seems more logical from a strictly logical perspective.Edited by Phat, : added features