THE STANDARD ATHEIST CLAIM
Back at square one, what do atheists claim? The third kind of atheistic claim is: “I do not believe in GOD.” This claim recognizes that it is theoretically possible that GOD exists, and also acknowledges that there is evidence for GOD’s existence.
LET’S SUM IT UP
To sum up: If the atheistic claim is an epistemological claim that there is no evidence for the existence of GOD, it follows that: a) that does not rule out the possibility that GOD exists, and b) that claim is false, as there is undeniable evidence of the existence of GOD.
85. IS IT EASIER TO JUSTIFY A BELIEF IN GOD OR IN A MYTHICAL MONSTER?
The significant difference between the belief in GOD and the belief in the flying spaghetti monster is that atheists attack the religious for believing in something without any evidence just because it cannot be proved that it does not exist.
79. ATHEISTS CLAIM THE NON-EXISTENCE OF GOD CANNOT BE PROVED
Suppose an atheist accepts the conclusion from the earlier stage of the argument, and agrees that indeed the non-existence of GOD cannot be proved.
63. CAN WE QUESTION GOD AND THE UNIVERSE?
Maybe it’s the flying spaghetti monster?” Well, one might as well ask: “Who said gravity is what causes objects to fall?
25. INTUITIVE EVIDENCE OF GOD
This evidence about GOD seems intuitive, so it occupies a central place in discussions about GOD’s existence. It is based not only on our intuitions, which identify the designer’s imprint in complex works but also on experience.