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Logician [[Mortimer Adler]] concurs with Dr. Kennedy that the standard definition of atheism which attempts to prove a universal negative is a self- defeating proposition and prominent atheists such as [[Gordon Stein]] and [[Carl Sagan]] have candidly stated that God's existence cannot be disproven.<ref>http://www.thedivineconspiracy.org/athart3.htm</ref>

Logician [[Mortimer Adler]] concurs with Dr. Kennedy that the standard definition of atheism which attempts to prove a universal negative is a self- defeating proposition and prominent atheists such as [[Gordon Stein]] and [[Carl Sagan]] have candidly stated that God's existence cannot be disproven.<ref>http://www.thedivineconspiracy.org/athart3.htm</ref>

Others disagree with the opinions of Kennedy and Adler, arguing that it is possible to prove a universal negative if it can be shown that the characteristics of the object in question contradict each other.  [[Strong atheism|Incoherency apologetics]] argues that because many statements made about God are contradictory (as in the case of the [[problem of evil]]), it is logically impossible for a God to exist for which all the statements made about Him are true.  Theistic responses to arguments like this include [[theodicy]] and [[open theism]].

The premise of the argument by Kennedy and Adler is false, since it is possible to prove universal negatives logically if it can be shown that the characteristics of the object in question contradict each other.  [[Strong atheism|Incoherency apologetics]] argues that because many statements made about God are contradictory (as in the case of the [[problem of evil]]), it is logically impossible for a God to exist for which all the statements made about Him are true.  Theistic responses to arguments like this include [[theodicy]] and [[open theism]].

===Atheism is Contrary to Reasonable Argument===

===Atheism is Contrary to Reasonable Argument===