Religion
In reply to the discussion: The burden of proof is on believers [View all]Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)It used to be that everything from good/bad harvests, rainbows, earthquakes, a child's smile, etc. were considered God's work, not inthe floaty way that term is used now, but literally god was making the earth tremble. Now we know about plate tectonics (that was hugely controversial when it came out) light refraction, everything that can go wrong out in a field, that babies have gas, etc. So over the course of centuries, scientists and skeptics and such have been bringing forth evidence that god does not exist, everything that used to be under the domain of the priests is no longer there.
Believers have fallen to the god of the gaps, taking refuge in the few things that science hasn't gotten to yet, claiming the fact that science hasn't figured out everything, means we know nothing, therefore god.
So your whole argument trying to shift the burden, along with all the contrived scenarios you try and come up with are strawmen.
Finish this thought:
"Joe Atheist: people should be atheists" because there is no supporting evidence for any divine beings
"Bob Theist: people should not be atheists." because ________________(fill in the blank with your proof for god)