Are Atheists using Intellectually Dishonest Arguments?

[Ravenshire]

So, if the state claims you committed a murder, do you share an equal burden to prove you're innocent? No, because you're not making the positive claim.


Apparently neither of you actually understands the burden of proof.

You can look it up if you like... but the burden of proof is on the one making the claim. Any claim; it’s up to the making it to support it. .

Now if you are not making any claims except for your own mental state, then you have no burden of proof for that.

From your support of the claim that the burden of proof is used by us to avoid supporting a claim, you don't seem to actually understand that. Even if you do, reading comprehension still seems to be a challenge for you. See the bolded above.

I, like the vast majority of atheist, do not make the claim that there is/are no god(s). There could be one out there somewhere. But, until given sufficient reason, why should I be bothered to believe in one?