Reply #160: i agree with you on that. you are right on, but this is my point

[seabeyond]

my atheist friend is a non belief in deity,..... but he believes in a universal power, love. which he attributes to lite. but, he does not believe in Deity. in defining atheist without belief or non belief only goes as far as diety,.... i can buy it. i dont have a belief in god per se. i say i am christian, cause i feel christs lite, that is how far it goes. the words christ uses are words i feel. i say i believe in god, cause i feel a universal power. love.... that is about it. evidence has shown in love, it is always win win. no one is hurt. at the point that anyone is hurt, then it wasnt done in hte higher, the purity of love. evidence tells me. is it true, works for me ... all i can say

but i am suggesting that we all have beliefs,..... it has seemed that way, regardless of the person i talk to that doesn't believe in a Deity

but yes i do see what you are talking about in 1 and 2