At first, I was an atheist, and I pitied religious folks for their incredible stupidity.<p>Then, I learned about agnosticism, and I realized it better describes what I believe, and that my <i>lack of belief</i> in God is possibly incorrect. I still pitied the religious for their blind faith.<p>Then I realized one day, while pondering the subject, that because it is not possible to experimentally test for the existence of God, nor to derive any conclusion based on logic, then the question itself is in fact "extra-logical." It cannot be resolved with the scientific method, or any other means of rationalization. To even attempt to do so is itself irrational.<p>The question therefore must be, simply, "Do you <i>believe</i> in God?" This question does not attempt to bring logic, science or rationality into the picture. It is a question purely of faith, of which I acknowledge I have none.<p>So, in the end, I am still an agnostic, but one who now accepts that there can be quite rational, scientific thinkers who <i>have faith</i> in the existence of God.