Religion
In reply to the discussion: what is the most important aspect of the interaction between belivers and non believers [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)"I do not believe god exists"
"I believe god does not exist"
Those two statements are not equivalent. NOT believing your claim of a god (Not YOUR claim, but people) is not morally equivalent to actively believing god does not exist.
To illustrate, expand the statements.
I do not believe your claim that XYZ god is real/exists.
I have full faith that your god does not exist.
One is a rejection of the other parties claim, the latter is a belief all on it's own, not predicted on rejection of the other parties claim.
When you make a CLAIM (X god exists/X God certainly does not exist) that claim carries burden of proof for the person that professes it. (Or it may be fairly dismissed without evidence, and the person who held that belief should not feign insult or persecution for that rejection.)