Yeah I’ve always thought so, but I have no evidence to support that opinion. As far as I’m aware, it’s possible, with a probability of 1. That does not mean they necessarily DO exist.
However, that has nothing to do with the existence of any god(s). Believers ascribe unsupported qualities to their gods. There is no reason to think a god would be either benign or intelligent.
Nor may we assume that other sentient species would be benign or share our values.(thought processes, morality) People assume more advance beings will be like say they Vulcans. For all I know they might be like the Cardassians The Borg. I’m in no hurry to meet them.
Not entirely convinced your claim of not caring is a rational conclusion rather than a feeling or bravura. So what? Just an observation.
An atheist is simply a person who does not believe in god(s) (Belief)
An agnostic is a person who does not know. (knowledge) He/she may be agnostic about God or anything else. EG I’m also agnostic about extraterrestial aliens and who will win the US elections.
I do not believe and make no claim to know. That makes me an agnostic atheist.
OF COURSE I think about god, as I suspect do many other people here. My thought is “What if I’m wrong?”. I may be. I do not have evidence which allows certitude. An absence of evidence is indeed evidence of absence. In that context, absence is suggested, but not established.
Addendum: Throughout discussions, I have so far insisted on a mantra: “God cannot be argued into or out of existence”. I require empirical evidence to believe in any god and am unable to accept anything less. Same goes for proving the non existence of god(s), although I have no idea how that would work. Since I make no claims, that is not my problem. The basic reality as I see it is that all claims about god(s) have so far been unfalsifiable.