> Tangentially (off topic), I'd argue you were never truly an atheist if you could be "converted." There is no turning back, I won't one day believe in Santa Cl

> Tangentially (off topic), I'd argue you were never truly an atheist if you could be "converted." There is no turning back, I won't one day believe in Santa Claus again. Even more tangentially :), someone who does not believe in the existence of a god is an agnostic. An atheist is someone who believes that god does not exist (which is just as unproven as the opposite claim that god does exist).