[December 2001 journal entry]
When in conversation with someone who claims to be an atheist, I begin with the assumption that the person means that s/he does not find credible certain ways the term ‘God’ is used or nuanced (often with the confession that I share his/her reaction to such ‘God’ language). I then suggest that the term ‘God’ is best considered via a spectrum with one end equating ‘God’ language and ‘Santa’ language (in my opinion, not credible ‘God’ language) and the opposite end representing silence re ‘God’ language. I propose that to claim with certainty there is no reality transcending the human geist is to claim an exhaustive comprehension of all reality (a claim human wisdom cannot accomplish).
