Originally posted by Bosse de NagePerhaps supernatural was a bad choice of word. I wonder, though, if it's really possible to be an atheist and still believe in some things that cannot be explained rationally. It makes about as much sense as being a theist (ts-ts) and not believe in at least the possibility of other supernatural entities (such as your fairies).
If I believe in fairies but not God, am I still an atheist?
An atheist must be convinced that a phenomenon can be explained as a logical function of nature, without having to fall back to the idea of a divine creator (arbitrarily making things up as It goes along, so they need not; cannot be explained rationally).
I don't know. Maybe I should just step over in the corner and start mumbling to myself, because I feel really incoherent today. Am I making any sense at all, people?