The burden of proof lies with the party asserting a claim

This argument is used in the debate : Does God exist?.

This argument is an objection to : Nothing proves the non-existence of God.

Keywords: God, Proof

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« It will be objected that there's no more proof that God doesn't exist. I readily admit this. However, this is less embarrassing for atheism than for religion. [...] the burden of proof, as they say, lies with the one who asserts »

André Comte-Sponville, The spirit of atheism, Albin Michel, 2006

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