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(April 26, 2018 at 9:22 pm)G Alan Wrote:
(April 26, 2018 at 8:55 pm)Lutrinae Wrote: No atheist is out to prove there is no god, because the burden of proof is on the believer.

Lots of theists are idiots, but only in terms of their beliefs toward god.

We endure it because we can.
So what would you consider the burdens of proof for atheist?  
 
Also you are saying that you can call someone an idiot just for believing in something that you don't?  I may need to change my user name from G.  to Idiot.


That just depends on the stance the atheist takes.  If someone wants to argue gods don't exist or are not what they seem, then they have a burden to meet if they expect to be taken seriously.  

I don't think that burden can be met any more than yours can if you hope to convince a neutral audience that you are correct to assert (your) God exists.

I personally think that the phenomenon of god-belief is something important in the lives of human beings that it would be interesting to understand.  My own belief is that the gods people believe are 'out there' are really 'in here', within our own minds.  But I'm not here to convince you of that and am not sure I'd push very hard to persuade anyone even if I could out of respect for the autonomy of my fellow humans.
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