text: Ariel,
  
  I respect and take interest in the fact that you claim that science had no bearing on your determination that God/gods doesn't don't exist, though it's impossible for us not to consider the fact that atheism is in the very zeitgeist of our age and played a role in our social constructions. I also agree that the word "rationality" takes on different meanings over the ages, and yes, their were atheists before the scientific revolution. But again, in the spirit of our age, it is hard to refute that rationality is based upon "facts", and those facts, in the modern age, have tended to fit within the scientific understanding of the term, even in the social sciences. It is hard to deny though, that their do seem to be two forms of atheist, ones who claim science as proof of atheism, and others who do not.  But their are many Christian faiths too and we are speaking generally here. Generally speaking, modern atheists, as a group tend to claim science supports their views. Maybe not you