Big Mistake Atheists Make: Absolutist Claims

 What am I talking about? Atheists make truth claims that are unproven yet treated as fact.

A big example:

CLAIM: "There is no empirical evidence for the existence of God."

This is an unproven truth claim and the burden of proof rests on the person making it.

The Atheist must prove that:

   A: No empirical proof for God exists anywhere in the Universe.

   B: Even more important, that our Universe ISN'T that empirical proof. After all, if God did create everything (as I believe), we have the proof all around us, which we can see, feel, and experience all the time.

The Atheist cannot hide behind the "you can't prove a negative" excuse without admitting Atheism is also a faith-based understanding of the Universe similar to a Believer's faith.

Here's another:

CLAIM: "No Biblical Gospel was written by a witness to the events described in that Gospel."

First of all, anonymous authorship of a Gospel doesn't mean the writer wasn't a witness. On top of that, it doesn't negate the truthfulness of the narrative.

Also, the Atheist forgets the Gospel According to John. It doesn't name John as the author, but the weight of scholarship leaves us no other  logical possibility. Even when taking a minimalist view, the Gospel claims that it was written by one of the 12 disciples at the Last Supper, who would have been an eyewitness to the ministry of Jesus. Any other explanation makes no logical sense.

 And then we have the foundational claim of Atheism: "God Doesn't Exist". Not "I see no compelling evidence but I'm willing to look at some." That would imply Agnosticism. It's simply that "God doesn't exist and I can't prove a negative, so the burden is on you, Believer."

I have dealt with this in a previous post:

https://atheist-nutters.blogspot.com/2019/09/logic-demands-creator.html

Not only is God necessary but I don't need empirical evidence to prove He exists. Logic, which is mathematical in nature, clearly shows that God is not only real, He is NECESSARY for everything else to exist. Even the science of Quantum Mechanics leaves open the possibility of God's existence.

What does that leave the Atheist? FAITH, pure and simple.

'Nuff said.