15 Dec '12 07:59>2 edits
Originally posted by stellspalfieWhile your assumption would be nice if true, I have witnessed that it is mostly untrue. The bona fide Atheists I've run into on the internet over the past 15 years, almost without exception, strongly oppose open discussion about the possibility of God--apart from discussing how "evil" He is.
i would assume all atheists are open to the possibility that they are wrong. atheist base their views on evidence.
While that has been my experience, I am sure there are a number of Atheists out there with an open enough mind to discuss the possibility and implications of being wrong. But if we want to look at documented testimony to the fact that Atheists refuse to consider the implications of being wrong, we need look no further than the many testimonies of (formerly) prominent scientists who--after openly admitting they believe a Creator may exist--were sumarily and instantly shunned and blackballed from the established scientific community. If a scientist wants to be taken seriously and enjoy a lucrative career, he/she dare not mention a single word in the slightest favor of the existence of intelligent design.