Do you believe in God? Why/Why not?

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WolfpackN64 said:

Pemalite said:

No it's not.
The burden of proof entails that ANYONE who makes a claim needs to actually provide evidence, that is all there is to it.

Atheists asking Theists evidence for their claims or heavily scrutinizing said Theistic claims do not need to meet any kind of burden of proof. - Atheists aren't claiming that something else actually exists in it's place. (And most Atheists believe in what Science has provided anyway.)

Atheists are also free to discard any Theistic claim that doesn't meet said burden of proof. I.E. God.

The only real Truth is what we have discovered via the scientific method and not what the Bible, Torah or Quran or other Religious texts says, that's really what it comes down to.

Fact of the matter is... These Middle Eastern, Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judaism and Islam) have been around for thousands of years, they have had thousands of years to gather appropriate empirical evidence to justify their various religious assertions... And have blatantly failed on all fronts... And honestly I believe they should be ridiculed for that. Heavily.

Just because sceptics throw away any rational argument and revelations because it's not empirical to them does not mean they are right. on the contrary. If they are so sure there is no God, the burden is just as much on them as it is on us, as we have provided many an argument as they have failed to empirically disprove  anything.

"Just because sceptics throw away any rational argument and revelations because it's not empirical to them does not mean they are right."

What do you consider a rational argument and revelation? Subjective experiences bring you nowhere, for the main reason that everyone can make such a claim and get away with it.

"If they are so sure there is no God, the burden is just as much on them as it is on us,"

That's only correct for those who make the claim that there is no god. Most atheists just don't accept your claim and simply reject it. It's the same you do with all the other gods out there. So far, the burden of proof is on the one who makes the claim. Otherwise I could claim that a Smurf created the universe and claim that the burden of proof is on you. Now disprove me. 

"as we have provided many an argument as they have failed to empirically disprove  anything." 

I've yet to see a valid argument for god which isn't born out of ignorance. You can surely provide one.