What is Atheism?

[Nonpareil]

@ Nonpariel - That's why I call it begging the question. Evidence means that which is evident prior to acceptance.

No. Evidence means "that which logically supports a given conclusion". Whether or not the conclusion has yet been established to be true is irrelevant.

If it can be established that the bloody cloth is from an accidental cut, the neighbor is making things up, and the gun is not the murder weapon, then they fail to support the conclusion, whether or not it is true. They are not evidence. This is not begging the question. It is making sure that what you claim - "this cloth has the victim's blood on it", "this reliable witness reported the crime", "the murder weapon was found in the accused's possession" - is actually true.

If it isn't, then it doesn't support your conclusion. It is not evidence.