I'm An Atheist

I'm an atheist.

I'm not an atheist because it's a cool thing to be.

I'm not an atheist because of religious extremism or oppression in certain primitive and superstitious areas of the world (including my own country).

I'm not an atheist because I don't believe evil can exist in a world with a god.

I'm not an atheist because I think science can disprove god.

I'm an atheist because of one simple fact: The burden of proof lies on theistic religion.

If you propose the existence of something, you must follow the scientific method in your defense of its existence. Otherwise, I have no reason to listen to your mythology.