Atheists... why do you believe that God doesn't exist?

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The whole "atheism is simply a lack of belief" card turns out to be a lie the minute atheists start to defend their lack of belief by giving reasons for it. Once you start making claims for or against an idea then you have stopped being agnostic (that strangely forgotten word) and have started to advocate a position. It's a dishonest bait-and-switch tactic to avoid the burden of proof.

So, what you're saying is that we should have a lack of belief for absolutely no reason at all? That we shouldn't have logical reasons why we don't accept religious claims? I know for a fucking fact that if this were the case and we didn't give reasons for our position, you would turn right the fuck around and bray "see? These atheists just have no reason at all for what they do and don't believe! How vapid!"

Being able to adequately express the thought process behind the decisions we've come to doesn't mean we're making claims and have a burden of proof, Chad. It just means we can goddamn remember how we came to our positions; having reasons why we think one position is wrong doesn't suddenly mean we're taking the exact opposite position, and we've explained this shit to you people too often for it to have escaped your notice.

You cluck about bait and switch tactics, but don't think it's not clear how you're playing both sides of the table.