“This is all very interesting, but I have a problem every time you use the word ‘God,’ because, you see”—here there’s usually a pause and a deep breath—“I really don’t believe in God.” I always respond the same way: “Tell me about the God you don’t believe in.” Invariably, it is the God of supernatural theism. I then tell them that I don’t believe in that God either. They are surprised, for they know that I believe in God. They’re simply not aware that there is an option other than supernatural theism.
