Thank you for this response. I agree with everything you said. I can understand the idea that it must take something more than what we're seeing to create what we're seeing, but I just don't attribute it to an intelligent power. I have no problem with the way you see it, though.
You are absolutely correct that faith is the key which Gadfly is missing. It doesn't always make logical sense, but to most theists, that's not the point. Theism, many times, is tripped up by logic, where atheism thrives on it. That's not to say that theism is wrong, it just takes a different approach than logic. It's not that atheists don't have faith, it's just that we tend to put our faith in only those things which we can perceive, which is our evidence. I figure that anything that cannot be perceived cannot be reliable evidence.
I think Storm has it right in that she says she knows that to some people the existence of a God seems illogical, but, since she takes that part as a given due to personal experience, she at least wants her explanation of it to make logical sense. It's hard to argue with that way of thinking. And feel free to correct me there, Storm, and I apologize if I misspoke for you, but that's how I understand your assessment of it.