Coming from an apathetic agnostic perspective, the best argument against Atheism is to remind Atheists that the notion of Atheism(a belief that this is no God) is still, at its core a belief, and one cannot logically dis-prove the non-existence of an entity(imaginary or not) that's a philosophical construct. That's like trying to disprove the idea of a Unicorn. You can't prove a quark exists, but you can't prove they don't exist either.
You may also use this argument about militant Deists that try and argue a logical proof that God exists - since by a philosophical definition the notion of "God" requires faith, and one does not need faith when proof exists. It's the old Babelfish argument that Douglas Adams presented in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
This leads to the logical conclusion that trying to prove the non-existence of God to someone set in their ways, or vice-versa is a losing battle that only seeks to serve one's own ego - and in general make you look like an ass.
I like to remind people that if I'm required to prove their god isn't real, they're also required to prove I'm not their god. I'm willing to offer the exact same evidence that their god provides. ;)
Coming from an apathetic agnostic perspective, the best argument against Atheism is to remind Atheists that the notion of Atheism(a belief that this is no God) is still, at its core a belief, and one cannot logically dis-prove the non-existence of an entity(imaginary or not) that's a philosophical construct. That's like trying to disprove the idea of a Unicorn. You can't prove a quark exists, but you can't prove they don't exist either.
You may also use this argument about militant Deists that try and argue a logical proof that God exists - since by a philosophical definition the notion of "God" requires faith, and one does not need faith when proof exists. It's the old Babelfish argument that Douglas Adams presented in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
This leads to the logical conclusion that trying to prove the non-existence of God to someone set in their ways, or vice-versa is a losing battle that only seeks to serve one's own ego - and in general make you look like an ass.
I like to remind people that if I'm required to prove their god isn't real, they're also required to prove I'm not their god. I'm willing to offer the exact same evidence that their god provides. ;)