Atheist: I see nothing, hear nothing, feel nothing, taste nothing. Conclusion: there's nothing there.
All the extraordinary phenomena I observe: sunrise, stars, tides, earthquakes -- have natural, testable, understandable causes. Conclusion: no magical causes involved.
Theist: There's an invisible person/persons who magically create and manipulate all we see and hear; who judge us and threaten us with dire but unverifiable consequences if our behavior displeases them.
So who's making the extraordinary claim here?
All the extraordinary phenomena I observe: sunrise, stars, tides, earthquakes -- have natural, testable, understandable causes. Conclusion: no magical causes involved.
Theist: There's an invisible person/persons who magically create and manipulate all we see and hear; who judge us and threaten us with dire but unverifiable consequences if our behavior displeases them.
So who's making the extraordinary claim here?