God shall smite thee.. or not.

Doesn't it bother you atheists that you are using the exact same argument as the religeous ones, but only reversed?

- You can't prove that goes doesn't exist.
- I don't have to prove that something doesn't exist.

- true until proven false
- false until proven true

How can a self respecting man of science rape logic like this?

The non-existence of something can never be proven. You can prove things don't exist within certain parameters, but it's overall existence cannot be disproven.

Whenever someone makes a claim to the existence or non-existence of something, it is their burden to prove it. However, atheists do not make any claims. Most don't say god doesn't exist. What they are saying is, "Until you prove there is a god, we won't believe it." Therefore it is up to the religious person making the claim that the burden falls upon.


Having a belief in god(positive or negative) makes a claim. Atheism is the "lack" of a belief in god, which makes no claim either way.

Think of it this way:
+1 = positive belief.
-1 = negative belief.
 0 = lack of belief.

Some atheists do make the claim that god does not exist. If you come across one, have them prove it. There are some pretty god arguments to disprove god. And certain gods, such as the christian god, depending upon definitions, can be logically disproven.