Do you wish there's a god?

[Alan V]

The reason this caught my attention is that some people claim they, as atheists, have nothing to defend and nothing to explain. They merely lack belief. It's true that the only thing all atheists have in common is this lack. But those standards of evaluating evidence are nonetheless something. 

Atheists push back when theists try to shift the burden of proof for their own claims.

Certain atheists feel no responsibility for explaining themselves, especially over and over again. They don't think they should be on the defensive at all.

Meanwhile, atheists often do provide reasons and explanations for our ideas, if others catch us on a good day. Sure we have reasons.

So I guess this problem is about why atheists say what we do when we say it.