DEBATING ATHEISM

 

 WHAT IS ATHEISM? Atheists define “atheism” in terms of what it literally means – “not a belief in gods.” This means that the only thing that atheism is about is the denial of the sufficiency of the evidence for a god.

Therefore, whatever evidence that you might present is easily countered by,
“There is not enough evidence,” or “There is no evidence for a god or gods.” This is very convenient for the atheist. It means “The burden of proof is on the theists to defend their claims that there is a god.” This allows the atheist to sit back and to put theists on the defensive to prove their claim.

 

However, nothing can be proved with objective certainty. Consequently, the atheist is always free to say, “Prove your proof.” Whatever proof you offer, they can still say, “Prove your proof,” endlessly.

 

However, atheists do have many beliefs like:

 

·       The finality of life at death.

·       Materialism and the denial of a spiritual, non-physical reality. Consequently, even consciousness is a matter of enough of the right atoms coalescing.

·       Naturalism and its prohibition of any non-naturalistic explanations. This includes the theory of evolution and any explanation of the origins of anything.

·       Biochemical determinism and the denial of freewill and culpability.

·       Moral relativism and the denial of any objective moral laws, even objective principles of justice.

 

Therefore, they also must be held accountable for their beliefs and required to demonstrate that they are more logical and evidential than those of the theist.