48 hrs after the last puke session is the rule for most stomach bugs . It ' s the rule that my son ' s daycare put in place . Some places it ' s only 24 hrs . <| sep |> The only common trait I find among atheists is a lack of belief in gods . I think these comparisons are mindnumbingly useless . What does it matter if we ' re happier ? They have parties with wine and crackers , which sounds pretty fun . I don ' t do this to be happy or have fun , I don ' t pick my side it ' s chosen for me . I can ' t choose to believe in a god . I ' ve given it many years of careful contemplation , and I will continue to , but the evidence in favour is the thinnest case ever to be made with a straight face . The claims of infallibility are damning too , since so much of the usual dogma falls neatly away in the face of what we now about nature . It ' s not a choice , I am compelled by the totality of my experience to conclude that there is no god and certainly not one that hears prayers and intervenes on people ' s behalf . I view professed believers with extreme skepticism , because my conclusion is so compelling to me . Not only do I not believe what they believe , I suspect that each and every one of them also do not believe what they claim to believe . They want to , many very badly want to , but they don ' t . They don ' t because they don ' t see magic in everyday life , and they ' re not swayed by the stories . They go to church because their parents do , or they want their children to , or because they feel they have to , or because of Pascal ' s wager , or whatever . But I can ' t seem to accept that rational adults that I love and respect could arrive at a conclusion so opposite my own , so I doubt their sincerity instead .