Comment Re:Atheism is a religion (Score 1) 674
You've allowed yourself to get hung up on the difference between whether they "lack belief" or "believe in the lack", but you'll note that I never addressed that in my previous comment, because regardless of which it is, there is still the fact that, as both you and I pointed out, atheists believe that the evidence is sufficient...which is founded on nothing but faith.
I don't think that's what is being claimed at all. The distinction between "lack belief" and "belief in the lack" is important.
It seems you are assuming that in order for someone to be an atheist they believe they have enough evidence to disprove the existence of gods. But the GP is saying that it is not necessary to be an atheist and believe that he has proof that no gods exist, only to believe that there is insufficient proof that any gods exist. There's a difference.
Why are you assuming that the burden of proof is on the person without theistic beliefs?