Quote:Evidence that the christian god doesn't exist perhaps? You can't prove a negative.
Quote:If that's the best argument, then why be gun-ho about Atheism either? Along that line of thinking, wouldn't it be equally incorrect? Why not just be Agnostic?
Many atheists (including me) also identify as agnostics. The lack of belief does not necessarily entail the making of a knowledge claim. There could be a god or gods (perhaps even Yahweh), but since those who believe in the existence of such entities have utterly failed to provide a single shred of good evidence in favor of their claims, the default position of doubt and disbelief seems most reasonable. I am not certain that there is not a deity of some sort. I am certain that I am not persuaded that there is.
The burden of evidence falls on the one who makes the claim, not otherwise.
