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The Atheist Experience 26.35 08-28-2022 with Matt Dillahunty and Jim Barrows

The Atheist Experience

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The Colloquialism of Innocence

The default position on the subject of whether Bigfoot is real is that Bigfoot should not be considered real until someone demonstrates that it is. This is why we have, you are assumed to be innocent, even though you may not be, until they demonstrate guilt. But there's also a colloquial sense where we start with the assumption of innocence until guilt is demonstrated. So when I say something like, "You're God's a fairy tale or fictional,"  I am applying the burden of proof correctly on the existence claim.

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