There has been a number of legitimate criticisms of the concept of weak atheism from prominent [[theism|theists]] (see: [[Weak Atheism#Theistic responses to weak atheism|Theistic responses to weak atheism]]).
There has been a number of legitimate criticisms of the concept of weak atheism from prominent [[theism|theists]] (see: [[Weak Atheism#Theistic responses to weak atheism|Theistic responses to weak atheism]]).
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[[Image:Billcraig_czvx.jpg|left|thumb|150px|[[William Lane Craig]] ]]
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[[Image:Billcraig_czvx.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[William Lane Craig]] ]]
[[William Lane Craig]] declared concerning atheists/agnostics endeavoring to redefine the word atheism:
[[William Lane Craig]] declared concerning atheists/agnostics endeavoring to redefine the word atheism:
{{cquote|There’s a history behind this. Certain atheists in the mid-twentieth century were promoting the so-called “presumption of atheism.” At face value, this would appear to be the claim that in the absence of evidence for the existence of God, we should presume that God does not exist. Atheism is a sort of default position, and the theist bears a special burden of proof with regard to his belief that God exists....
{{cquote|There’s a history behind this. Certain atheists in the mid-twentieth century were promoting the so-called “presumption of atheism.” At face value, this would appear to be the claim that in the absence of evidence for the existence of God, we should presume that God does not exist. Atheism is a sort of default position, and the theist bears a special burden of proof with regard to his belief that God exists....