Which is more likely, theism or atheism?

"Which is more likely" demands numbers. One cannot be more or less likely than the other without a number for both.

Stick with the shallow end, Jimmy.

It's stalemated 50-50!
Atheists say "There's no evidence of a god"
Theists say "Life and the universe is ample evidence of a creator"..

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"Which is more likely" demands numbers. One cannot be more or less likely than the other without a number for both.

Stick with the shallow end, Jimmy.

likelihood: the state or fact of something's being likely

^hm... Don't see anything about figures in there.
Nice try, Frank. You have failed once again. Stick to golf and poker.

No Frank, point 1 is nonsense. Of course there is "evidence" in the eyes of believers !

Point 2 holds depending on what line you take on the meaning of "existence".
Statements about "evidence for no Gods" are just facile.

Atheism is NOT a belief.

It is a rejection of THE NEED to believe irrespective of how it is vocally expressed. And "logic" plays no part whatsoever except in justifying the rejection of need. Agnostics like you who think religion is a potential matter of demonstrable "truth" or "correctness" simply don't get it.

Frank's argument is something akin to this:

Frank: I do not do believing, but I believe that bunnies that fly do not exist.

Jimmy: That's a contradiction

Frank: You can't prove any contradiction.

Jimmy: . . .

Atheists say "There's no evidence of a god"
Theists say "Life and the universe is ample evidence of a creator"..

Your question is ambiguous. Do you mean which is more likely "true," or do you mean which is more likely to be adopted? By the way, what a goofy newbie. This topic has been beaten to death here, and years before you showed up.

Frank, I repeat for the Nth time: I have no belief in objectively existing Gods or even absolute metaphysical truth(s). I do think, however, that Gods and No-Gods exist as human inventions. But those inventions make no sense to me. If they DID make sense I suppose I would become afflicted, like you, with agnosticism.

Frank, I repeat for the Nth time: I have no belief in objectively existing Gods or even absolute metaphysical truth(s). I do think, however, that Gods and No-Gods exist as human inventions. But those inventions make no sense to me. If they DID make sense I suppose I would become afflicted, like you, with agnosticism.

If you are going to say that one is more likely than the other...you have to quantify the both.

But keep trying to make an absurd point. It reminds me of my youth!

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy...you have got to stop making stuff up.

You have NEVER heard me say "I believe" anything. NEVER! Nor have you ever seen me write such a thing.

So stop. You are making a fool of yourself.

There is no contradiction in what I have been discussing here...and if there were...you would post a link to it.

You cannot...because I have not contradicted myself.

@Frank Apisa,
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You caught Jimmy out on this correctly, Finn.

My my, you are old. The correct phrase is "you called Jimmy out". You're a funny guy, Frank.

Which is more likely, theism or atheism?

"The finest minds on the planet"!
I'm impressed by such a spectacular appeal to authority Frank.
Actually I don't recall much "wrestling". Usually they were believers or atheists having seen through the untenability of agnosticism.

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If you are going to say that one is more likely than the other...you have to quantify the both.

But keep trying to make an absurd point. It reminds me of my youth!

likelihood: the state or fact of something's being likely

^hm... Don't see anything about figures in there.
Nice try, Frank. You have failed once again. Stick to golf and poker.

If you keep avoiding my statement, I'll keep reposting it.