| − | * Lack of proof and evidence that atheism is true contrasted with the strong evidence supporting Christianity. In [[Atheism and debate|debates with atheists]], the debate opponents of atheists commonly ask for evidence supporting atheism knowing that atheists cannot provide such evidence (for example, [[William Lane Craig]] typically does this during his debates).<ref name="CRI">[http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0131a.html Putting the Atheist on the Defensive] by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal, Fall 1991, and Winter 1992, page 7.</ref><ref name="CRAIGdefinition">[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/definition-of-atheism Definition of atheism] by William Lane Craig</ref> [[Atheism is a religion]] and it is a worldview which has no evidential support.<ref name="Atheismisareligion">[http://creation.com/atheism-a-religion Is Atheism a religion?] by Daniel Smartt, Published: 4 May 2010(GMT+10)</ref><ref name="CRI"/><ref name="CRAIGdefinition"/> | + | * Lack of proof and evidence that atheism is true contrasted with the strong evidence supporting Christianity. In [[Atheism and debate|debates with atheists]], the debate opponents of atheists commonly ask for evidence supporting atheism knowing that atheists cannot provide such evidence (for example, [[William Lane Craig]] typically does this during his debates).<ref name="CRI">[http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0131a.html Putting the Atheist on the Defensive] by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal, Fall 1991, and Winter 1992, page 7.</ref><ref name="CRAIGdefinition">[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/definition-of-atheism Definition of atheism] by William Lane Craig</ref> [[Atheism is a religion]] and it is a worldview which has no evidential support.<ref name="CRI"/><ref name="CRAIGdefinition"/><ref name="Atheismisareligion">[http://creation.com/atheism-a-religion Is Atheism a religion?] by Daniel Smartt, Published: 4 May 2010(GMT+10)</ref> |
| | *Historically, the atheist population has often used mockery as a substitution for reasonable discussion/debate (see: [[Atheism and mockery]]).<ref> | | *Historically, the atheist population has often used mockery as a substitution for reasonable discussion/debate (see: [[Atheism and mockery]]).<ref> |