>and you are talking about the absence of belief constituting
>belief, essentially.

That is not at all what I am suggesting. I am merely pointing out the irony in the specificity of taking "Atheist" as a label which defines ones set of beliefs. One cannot be an Atheist without evoking god into being, contextual or real is irrelevant, as neither an Atheist nor a Christian can prove or disprove god's existence.

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>now you're moving the goalposts to make disbelief in god some
>sort of unique exception. in other words this whole
>"mathematical expression" of disbelief as belief only applies
>in one (or at least very, very few) contexts.
>


No. I am suggesting that the idea of god is unique. It is an idea that does not require verification and cannot be tested, thus the true existence of god is unknown to either an Atheist or a Christian. Christian's choose to believe in *god*, Atheists choose not to believe in *god*, in both cases god has been evoked into being. I am also saying that it an idea that was inevitable for man to encounter and to question given our nature. Please name any other "myth" that is like the idea of god.