Is atheism defensible? Why don't people?

The random suffering in the world is evidence of the nonexistence of a loving, powerful, informed God. The fact that no God has contacted us in an unambiguous manner is contrary to the nature of God as depicted in most religions and therefore evidence that such a God doesn’t exist. The fact that, so far, all the explanations we’ve found for complicated phenomena have involved the interaction of less complicated phenomena implies that the ultimate explanation for the universe as a whole will likewise involve something less complicated, rather than something more complicated such as God. The fact that the knowledge of the world exhibited by writers of ancient religious texts never exceeds what such people could be expected to know through the science available to them implies they had no additional sources of knowledge with regard to God. The fact that many religious texts, including the Bible, are self contradictory, is evidence that they are not divinely inspired. The fact that faith doesn’t work as a means of obtaining knowledge about the world is evidence that it doesn’t work as a means of obtaining knowledge about God. The fact that faith leads to multiple conflicting claims about God also supports that conclusion. The fact that prayer doesn’t work as a means of changing anything in the world is evidence that there is no God out there to pray to.

It's not a world view. It's an individual's stance on the belief in deities ... and the reasons for it vary.

My reason is this: Belief in things that cannot be shown to be real is illogical and without reason.

I have no cause to defend it. Show me a god is real, and I will have no problem changing my view. Until then, I remain an atheist. I require more than "trust me" as a basis of an extraordinary belief.

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"If atheism is true, then present evidences that support this belief." -- You don't need evidence to disbelieve something with no evidence. Evidence of no evidence? You have to admit how that sounds.

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"17 answers now and there's still nothing to support atheism" -- Atheism isn't a concept one can prove, it's a statement of belief, not a claim of truth. Atheism says, "I don't believe in god" it does not say "There is no god". You can disprove it by showing the existence of a god, which has never been done.

There seems to be a point your missing... Atheism is not a worldview, an ideology or an ideal.. It's an answer to 1 simple question..

Do you believe in God/s.. Yes=Theism No=Atheism.

Atheism is a response to your claim...

If no one ever claimed a GOD existed.. Atheism wouldn't exist.

If God was ever proven, Atheism wouldn't exist.

Your claim of God and the inability to provide evidence for this claim is the SOLE reason Atheism exists..

You do not need evidence to NOT believe something.. If you really believe you do... Then where is your evidence that I am not GOD... If you can not provide this evidence then by your own stance on the subject I command you to bow down and worship me!!

I hope you understand now how silly it is to ask us to provide evidence to NOT believe your God!!

@andrea - "lol o yes we came form monkeys, that's right, that's why there are still monkeys that aren't morphing into humans in front of us."

You saying this shows your complete lack of knowledge about evolution.. It is like me saying.. If god created us.. Why are we born instead of just poofing into existence.. Very poor argument on both parts.. As you requested.. Maybe YOU should research a bit more before you post non-sense!

stupid Troll>>Is atheism defensible? Why don't people?

provide any good arguments for this worldview?

do you REALLY think you are fooling ANYONE with that Lie?

atheists has constantly provided excellent valid arguments in support of atheism,,it is unfortunate that they fall on Ignorant and deceitful theist ears..

""If atheism is true, then present evidences that support this belief.""

""17 answers now and there's still nothing to support atheism -""

you DO like to Pile the Obvious LIES High don't you...face facts,.,you have NO VALID argument AGAINST atheism,,and are simply trying to Bullchit your way out of the corner you pol;aced yourself in

4 answers in and so far just more of the same nonsense

already provided in the simple FACT that no theist has ever been able to present any valid testable evidence to support the existence of a god..therefor.it is Illogical to conclude a god exists..

""Please tell me there's more **""

"" someone asked me to prove my name isn't "chickenface"""

you come off more as a cowardly "Chickensh!t!

there is, but you will Ignore it in the same cowardly way you have ignored all the rest..

Atheism is defended here all day long. Either you're not paying attention or you're trolling.

Atheism is founded on the position of rational skepticism, the same philosophy/worldview that underpins scientific progress. God's existence has yet to be formulated as a verifiable hypothesis, and doesn't serve to explain any particular observed phenomenon better than alternative explanations, ergo there's no compelling reason to entertain a God hypothesis.

I don't accept what I see as poorly supported assertions that a god or gods exist.

That's pretty defensible, and nothing else really needs to be said to explain everything there is about my atheism. Now, why do Christians so often redirect it towards atheists instead of coming up with some substantial support for their assertions? All I'm asserting is that I don't believe you when you make claims there are gods. I think my stance is self evident, and yours is the one making claims that need substantiation.

Your premise is wrong. It is not incumbent on Atheists to defend their lack or faith or to disprove something for which there is zero scientific evidence. It is incumbent on believers to provide affirmative proof. As Carl Sagan said, "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." He was talking about the existence or non-existence of Alien Life, but it can be applied to gods as well. And no, the Bible is not evidence, and more than the Indian Vedas or Norse Eddas.

Demanding that someone disprove something doesn't exist is like me demanding that you disprove the existence of invisible pink unicorns.

The thing that supports Atheism is the entire sum of 21st-century scientific knowledge. There isn't room here to present that to you. You need to educate yourself. Stop thinking that scientists are all in some evil liberal plot to trick you away from god. Take some basic science classes. Watch Nova on PBS. Stop imagining that the Bible was dictated word for word by your Sky Daddy.

Atheism is a lack of belief in deities and is not an affirmative assertion. "There is a God" IS an affirmative assertion, therefore the burden of evidence(proofs are for mathematics) lies with the believers. I am atheist due to the overwhelming LACK of evidence for ANY deities. Mine is the default position. You've been schooled. Of course, you will continue to spout your willfully ignorant nonsense about "still nothing to support atheism" when it is YOU who bear the burden of evidence, but you can't teach an old indoctrinated dog new tricks.

Atheism isn't a worldview.

Are you an aleprechaunist? Do you lack belief in leprechauns? Can you support it? It's the same exact thing that you are asking for. All you lack is evidence for leprechauns. You can't prove they don't exist.

Now replace "leprechauns" with "gods." For an atheist, it's the same exact thing.

1. No evidence whatsoever for the major stories of the bible

a). Tower of Babel directly contradicted by modern linguistics

b). Exodous story--no evidence whatsoever of the Hebrews ever in bondage in Egypt, nor of the ten plagues, nor of the exodous, nor even of the occupation of the "promised land till about 1000 years afer the story. Also--clearly the early life of the moses character was plagiarized from the Sumerian king sargon story--which is much older.

2. Bible stories are pretty much all very similar in nature to earier mythology.

3. Archeology doesn't support the claims of the bible--for example--Jesus of Nazerth--Nazerth didn't exist in the first half of the first century

It goes on and on and on--clearly--if there is some supreme being out there--it is not the Hebrew god--that one clearly is a myth.