There's no evidence for God!

You might have heard this...usually uttered by the village atheist (that is, not a smartie, but a smart-aleck). This person doesn't think they have to give a reason for their atheism. In fact, they think that no reason is necessary, because they don't feel compelled by evidence to adopt it; rather, they claim that there's no evidence to move them from it. They claim that their view is the 'natural' state of mind.

But it's not.

Here's how to handle it:

• "What evidence would lead you to reject your atheism?"
• "Is your atheism reasonable in the light of the millions of people who disagree with you?"
• "Does this mean that you can't argue for your view?" If so, "That means you don't really have a view, just a prejudice."
•  "What do you mean, 'God'?" [then 'and what do you mean 'evidence'?]

They might say, God is right for you atheism is right for me: "If its right for you why are you telling me about it?"

You could say:

"Do you know all the evidence that there is, and of that which evidence would make theism reasonable, and you've exhausted the universe, history, and human thought, and can't find any? That's pretty good for a finite contingent being of few years and moderate intelligence. What else do you judge that way?"

They might claim that 'science' has disproved God...ah, so there is a reason for your atheism. Which bit of science? They will, of course, mean evolution:

"Now, that's a bit clearer, so help me understand, what caused the big bang, and how did life, genetic information and random processes produce the biosphere in such a short time...yep, 13 billion years is a very short time for that  sort of miracle to happen by chance."