Damn man - Photon and MarchHare are doing all my work in this thread - great points by both. Science can not prove a negative, which is where "burden of proof" comes in. Atheists (for the most part) do not claim "there is no good" - at least I don't. I claim there is zero evidence for any of the myriad of gods that have been worshiped through the ages, including all those currently in circulation. Thus, there is zero reason for me to believe in one, many or all of them (much like Santa and the Easter Bunny).
Theists make a positive claim - that there is a god, and generally one with specific properties (like the god of the bible as an example). The burden of proof is on those making the claim, and the reasonable position to take absence any evidence is one of disbelief. If someone can provide me with sufficient proof of their particular god, I will believe in them too. Until then, I shall remain skeptical.
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