(June 15, 2024 at 6:48 pm)Questor Wrote:(June 15, 2024 at 6:44 pm)A. Secular Human Wrote: There is no need.
Atheism is *a response* to theistic claims.
Fundamentally, atheist don't claim that gods do not exist. Because we are not making a claim, we have no burden of proof.
Theists claim that gods *do* exist, and thus have a burden of proof to demonstrate that they do.
All atheists simply lack belief in gods, i.e. we're not buying the theistic claims that they do.
"I don't believe you...prove it."
BTW, you do not capitalize "atheist", unless it's the first word in a sentence.
Thank you! That was wonderfully clear.
I appreciate that.
I've had about 55 years of practice.
Disappointing theists since 1968!