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EvolveOrConvolve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 12:13 PM
Response to Reply #16
20. That's not how it works
The default position is that there is no god (just as the default position is that there are no such things as unicorns). Why is this the default position? Because we have yet to find observable, empirical proof for the existence of a god or gods.

When a claim about the existence of a deity is made, then evidence should be presented to back up that claim. If there isn't any evidence, then the default position remains. It's not up to me, as an atheist, to provide proof of a deity's non-existence - it's not my claim, and it's not possible to prove a negative.
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