One Bad Atheist Argument

One argument that I’m really tired of hearing from atheists is the “come on, you’re an atheist to Zeus and Thor; I’m just an atheist to one more” argument. I understand it’s an attempt to put the theist in their shoes; but it’s a fallacious argument. Even if you reject every currently conceptualized idea of god you can still believe in god.

And there are current ideas of god that I’ve not seen adequately disproven, like the deist’s view that god created the world and then stepped back. After all, if god merely was the impetus for the Big Bang, then science wouldn’t be at odds with this worldview. In fact, it would only serve to show the incredible forethought that went into the world. Granted, there are excellent probabilistic arguments saying god’s existence is less likely than his nonexistence. But, when backed into a corner, any sophisticated atheist will agree that you can’t prove whether god does or does not exist; you can just make probability claims.