How do you become an Atheist?

[Ryft]

In the last thread I started I saw that the atheists here cite "burden of proof" as to why they do not believe in God. The atheist is not making any claims about the supernatural and, therefore, those that do make claims about the supernatural have the burden of proof.

I do not know what thread you are speaking of so I cannot check, but I certainly hope that is not what your atheist participants said. I wonder if you notice the equivocation there, or how the issue shifts from "God" in the first instance to the "supernatural" in the next. Nevertheless, atheism does indeed make claims about God, viz. the claim that God is not required.

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Then look at the arguments for atheism, which are far more convincing and largely evidential.

No matter how many times I hear that, it never stops being hilarious.

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Maybe eight or so months ago I started asking questions like, "If a god created the universe, what created him?" And, "How can the Christian God exist when there is evil?"

And what recourse did you take in seeking the answers? Try to be specific; that is, don't simply give a vague hand-waving response.

That is indeed interesting. If [Sproul] believes that, I wonder how he reconciles God as his source of morality?

Sproul would respond to you, "What makes you think a reconciliation is needed? What supposed problem do you find?"

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http://www.bibletruths.net/archives/BTAR097.htm -- That would give you a rough idea what Calvinism is about.

Really, Zigg? That is like directing someone to Answers In Genesis to get a rough idea what evolution is about. Micah will not learn anything helpful or accurate about Calvinism from a web site that is strongly opposed to Calvinism. (It is probably safe to assume that you were unaware the site was hostile to Calvinism.) I would rather suggest Monergism.com as resource materials on Calvinism.