Onus of Proof is on You!

Recently I heard a famous person, Richard Dawkins, well famous at least in his own niche of beliefs and research, make a statement about the non-existence of God. Which in and of itself is fine, I respect each persons freewill to believe what they believe.

However if you make statements, particularly controversial ones, the onus is on you to prove your position. It is not the responsibility of your audience to prove any opposing position to your satisfaction.

If you believe something, anything really, you should have a reason why you take that position. Intellectually it’s the only way to get your point across.

So if you say ‘God doesn’t exist’ then you need to be prepared to defend that. Also know that this position, logically, is almost impossible to defend. How can anyone absolutely prove that God doesn’t exist, particularly given that there are about a dozen major religions on the planet, and plenty more minor and independent belief systems.

To say God doesn’t exist, you have to prove that every one of those believers are wrong. Logically, to prove something doesn’t exist, is a fallacy.