When Atheists Can't Think Episode 1: No Evidence for God?

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So you admit not everything you believe is provable. That refutes downbeatplumb's claim.

As to whether belief in God is basic, that's a good question but immaterial to this particular conversation.

So far my point is just that not all we believe is provable.

That is why the strength of one's beliefs should be proportional to the strength of the evidence.

ALL the beliefs I hold, I do so tentatively. I am not absolutely certain about any of my beliefs, but some of my beliefs are extremely close to certain.

I admire the carefully stated view of how one ought to proportion their beliefs.

And yet, that's not the whole picture. It doesn't speak to the category of basic beliefs. Beliefs that we take to be true absent any evidence for them. See foundationalism in epistemology.

The reason this is important is because I think many atheists naively hold to some form of evidentialism.

The wikipedia article on evidentialism lays out the view and some serious criticisms against it.