Is atheism the default position?

Shifting the burden of proof and refusing to accept simple rules of logic seems to be a favorite past time for some theists. Ignore logic and you might look silly.

This clip is from The Atheist Experience #438

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[ScrapGoldBass]

There IS A THIRD OPTION--we dont KNOW whether or no there is a God-and who he-she is is exactly. Seems like atheists and fundies cant understand this.

[bdwilson1000]

@ScrapGoldBass

That isn't a third option. It is an answer to a different question. If I ask whether or not you believe in fairies, "I don't know" implies that you don't know the contents of your own consciousness..which means you are very confused. Knowledge and belief are two different things. I'm sure you are a sane person who doesn't believe in fairies. You don't KNOW with certainty that they aren't real, but you don't believe in them. That makes you an agnostic a-fairyist.

[IoEstasCedonta]

This guy is a brand new kind of stupid...

[MrBoggles]

@MrBoggles

Yeah "don't read me literally" is a narrative of some of my short stories, in third party perspective. I did have other titles in mind "My made up short stories by God D-lusion" and "I'm just not that into you"

I just hired some ghost writers to do it for me. (not the same guys who wrote "the bible"...won't be doing that again) no contradictions at all this time. Smaller book, With a disclamer and a used by date.

[MrBoggles]

Hi everyone.. GOD here, sorry it's been so long between visits... I got carried away at work. Got this really exciting contract in the triangulum galaxy. Exciting things happening.. We've created life again..thankyou..and i got my PB down to just 4days.. awesome!

Yeah ATM the angles are busy recruting ppl. Can you believe lucifer showed up late everyday. And were behind schedule on shortning their lives. one guys already 400 years old. Guess what.. I wrote another book "Don't read me literally"

[urchicksnewman]

we belive in god because creation prooves his existance. If I die the things I have done proove i existed. Lepercons(cant spell dont have a heart attack about it) leave no evidence of their existence while god does. Ask the person next to you if they belive in a flying horse, no evidence. Ask if they belive in me, they could say no, but you can show them this comment. you cant tell them exactly what I look like( you cant do that with God either) but I still exist.

[goaliedude32]

@thejustin9000 =) it happens. i did that earlier to someone too ha

[thejustin9000]

@goaliedude32 my bad I miss read your reply and didn't see the NO in "atheists have no burden of proof"

[goaliedude32]

@thejustin9000 ? I don't understand why you sent that to me. "atheists have no burden of proof" quoted from the only comment i have on here located 4 comments down. i agree that religion has the burden of proof on this matter.

[thejustin9000]

@goaliedude32 sorry to say but religion is the one has the burden of proof otherwise I could say the flying spaghetti monster is real but the burden of proof is on you to proof he's not real. but if your looking for proof remember google is a wonderful thing ;)

[erti655]

host : yes or no

guy on phone : i dont belive in yes or no