Why do atheists always argue about the existence of suffering in the world as meaning God doesn't exist when it doesn't prove anything?

Last Updated: 02.07.2025 11:25

Why do atheists always argue about the existence of suffering in the world as meaning God doesn't exist when it doesn't prove anything?

Existence of evil => God doesn’t exist

They bring up the argument because they find it convincing.

Similarly, a religious person can easily refute the argument

The FCC is cracking down on EchoStar’s deployment of 5G. - The Verge

A rational person can easily refute a flat-earther argument that the surface of the Earth is not curved. For a flat-earther, however, his (or her) argument against a curved earth, is convincing.

For some atheists, however, the argument is convincing.

Question: Why do atheists always argue about the existence of suffering in the world as meaning God doesn't exist when it doesn't prove anything?

Why do I (45, male) feel like I'm crushing on a girl (19, female)?