Hi,
I am not yet an Atheist, however the question of evil is most perplexing, if an alknowing, all loving creator who want's the best for his creation allows bad things to happen without providing an easy to answer, none test format to choose his leadership, then I see creation, I see Panspermia far more likely, I look forward to Prometheus the new Ridley Scott movie which includes information from ancient Sumer and the Erich Von Daniken theory, let's realise that it can't be anymore fanciful than the Biblical accounts, can it.
This way, the Deist method only relys on you do your best, not having to do the will of a hundred year old religion that hate humity and its science!
They are truly horrible people in the governing body of Jehovahs witnesses, clueless and spiteful!
Regards,
Star Tiger