I don’t understand people who say they are ‘mostly atheist’. It’s quite easy: you either believe in something supernatural, or you are an atheist. Saying ‘I can’t completely rule out the possibility that Gods exist’ is not a contradiction to being an atheist – it’s merely stating a scientific, obvious fact.

Likewise, I don’t get ‘moderate’ believers. What kind of silly is that? Either you believe in your infallible super-being, or you might as well stop right now. Hoping that there is a benevolent god is not believing it. Hoping that there is a benevolent God is what many atheists, me included, do. It’s like a lottery ticket. You might get lucky. You have some hope. But you don’t have ‘faith’. You don’t go out and buy a new Ferrari in expectation of winning a million dollars. And you certainly don’t start inviting people for a ride.

So what does ‘moderate’ belief really mean? How can there be moderation in their belief? Either you believe that the Bible is the true word of the one true God, or it isn’t. There is no ‘perhaps true God’. It’s not as if scripture is lacking any clarity in this matter.

Being a moderate christian is like being moderately pregnant. This isn’t rocket science. Perhaps these moderates should find out what they really are, and act accordingly.