yeah but theres alot of stupid people..

Put in any God or Gods. The age of humans is but a spec throughout it's history. All Gods are described by humans. There is proof of that. But Humans described by Gods. Zero proof.
Cannot provide any evidence that Unicorns or tooth fairies exist. I think the burden of proof is on those who proclaim their existence. History, Geology and other sciences give heavy evidence to the direction that a God or Gods never existed.
Well you would first have to describe this God or Gods and it's attributes and we can go from there. If there were any Gods they could stop this argument with ease.

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“I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.” - Stephen Roberts.

I have a fairly weak proof of the non-existance of God. If you define the universe as everything in existance, and God is by definition not someone/something inside the universe, then God does not exist. I can already see holes in it, but it's better than any proof I've seen for the existance of god. Your move, people who disagree with me.

Not all religions put people at the beginning of the earth. Not all religions put the world springing out of nothingness. And of course Gods are described by humans, who else is going to describe them? As far gods describing humans, why would they?

It is widely held that God/gods do exist. In claiming otherwise, you are presenting a claim that must have some supporting evidence. You are going against a belief that has been held for eons without proof. You say that sciences give heavy evidence that gods do not exist, and yet others say that these same sciences lends credit to the fact that gods do exist.

For that to be true, you assume that God/gods would give a (*)(*)(*)(*) what people think. Do you truly believe that man is capable of accurately describing a being that has no equal? You are incorrectly assuming that your knowledge defines reality.

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Yes and I'm also aware that not all religions have a God or Gods. Some believe in a life force or some kind of energy. I met a girl who believed that an energy source came from from rocks, stones and gems. That all life on earth spawned from the energy of minerals. Bottom line is people make stuff up to answer the questions they yet cannot answer.
The Gods
To prove their existence. Every god ever described has had some sort of interaction with humans. Anyone can claim that God talked to them or they had a vision of God or they felt the presence of God or anything along those lines. Why would a God or gods chose a select few to interact with? Why not all?
Yes, in a lot of those cases many hold the belief that their god only exists and none others. This is where my signature comes into play which I noticed you conveniently ignored. Here it is just so you don't miss it.
“I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.” - Stephen Roberts.
Why does it need to have supporting evidence. Can you make the claim that the Wolfman doesn't exist? Does something only become a reality when enough people believe in it?
Atheism has probably been around longer.
How so?
But those who believe in God or gods think so. Why else would they pray or worship or even acknowledge them/him/her.
How do we know this God has no equal. Was this described by himself/itself or by humans?
A reality that you nor one other solitary person can give the slightest amount of evidence to.

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“I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.” - Stephen Roberts.

This energy source fills the role of a god, and how do you know that these answers are not the correct ones?

Did your friend's energy source have contact with humans? You maintain an extremly limited view of what a god must be. As far interaction, perhaps God has tried to interact with you and have failed to listen.

Yes, some do. And some believe that the various gods are all just different perceptions of the same god. Your signature has no merit in this discussion. I'm not dismissing anything. I hold that just about anything is possible, even if it isn't probable.

You tell me, I'm not trying to define reality. I'm only insisting that the possibility that God exists is there, and that to say otherwise is incorrect.

As science advances, the randomness of everything comes into question. Life springing out of nowhere, the existence of the human mind, the orgin of the universe all give credit to some of force acting as an engineer to it all.

Exactly! We only know a fraction of what is real, and even then our knowledge is constantly changing. To hold to absolutes when we have no proof or evidence is asinine. There may not be any god of life force directing the course of the cosmos, but there is the possibility the it does exist.

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“I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.” - Stephen Roberts.

Tuatara, this quote that you place everywhere is just inaccurate. Because even if people believe in one God, it still means that people believe in something greater than themselves. An atheist does not believe that there is a greater power. In a way, it seems arrogant

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I do so because the delusion of any sort of God or Gods existing is exactly as unfounded as any other delusion.
Reality is certainly not limited by my knowledge. And it doesn't matter how many believe in giant frogs or a flat Earth or any other nonsense. What matters is whether there is any evidence that such a belief is true.

This is the logical fallacy called "The argument from personal incredulity".