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[–] draaaak ago 

But when the existence or nonexistence of that something cannot be proven either way, because it cannot be tested, then both certainty of belief and certainty of nonbelief require faith, because there is evidence for neither.

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[–] Reddiggoat ago  (edited ago)

Again, certainty of non-belief is very different than non-belief.

I.E. I don't believe in dragons, but I'm not 100% sure they don't exist. My life doesn't revolve around the non-belief of dragons and it requires no faith.

Edit: Non-belief is not an absolute, belief is.

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[–] draaaak ago 

Except we're talking about certainty of nonbelief regarding something that it is inherently untestable, because it is "supernatural". This is very different compared to when it's nonbelief regarding something that is teatable. This is the whole point.

If it is impossible to support your belief with evidence, then your belief is supported by faith. That's what faith is. Your belief that there is no god is not supported by any actial evidence, so it's supported by faith. You have faith that there is no god, because you certainly can't disprove god with evidence, because the supernatiral can't be tested, it can only be pondered.