re burden of proof in article r b hg aurora engr latech edu ray engr latech edu bill ray writes note followups go to alt atheism talk religion misc talk origins deleted if i make a statement that god exists loves me etc but in no way insist that you believe it does that place a burden of proof upon me if you insist that god doesn t exist does that place a burden of proof upon you i give no proofs i only give testimony to my beliefs i will respond to proofs that you attempt to disprove my beliefs if you say x statement and give it the authority of fact i will respond by asking you why you aren t obligated to say anything but if your intent is to convince me that x statement is true then yes the burden of proof is upon you if you are merely giving testimony to your beliefs then you are an egotist why would i care to surmise the burden of proof is upon you if you wish us to believe that what you say is true chris faehl cfaehl vesta unm edu
