The Often Asked and Answered Questions Section: 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦, 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝?

This jewel of a question gets asked by theists daily—and answered just as often. But apparently, some theists have a deep religious conviction against reading responses before asking the same thing again the next day. They must get paid by the word.

Let’s clear this up: Atheists don’t reject gods because they’re invisible. That’s a strawman argument, and—not to be rude, but also not caring if I am—it’s a profoundly dumb one.

Atheists typically ask for objective, verifiable evidence of a god’s existence. That doesn’t mean something has to be 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 to be real. Ever heard of atoms? We had a working atomic theory for nearly two centuries before we actually saw one. We knew about them because of their measurable effects. We even built nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants decades before we saw an atom. We know they exist because we see their effects in the environment, just like we know light has a speed, the Earth has a measurable distance from the Sun, and gravity exists despite being invisible.

Wind? Sure, it’s invisible. But we can observe, measure, and predict it. We can feel its effects. Same with heat, electromagnetism, and even emotions. Everything that actually exists leaves some trace of its presence in the real, physical world.

So yes, atheists believe in wind because it’s observable. What don’t we believe in? Gods and magic—things believers insist are real despite zero actual observation or measurable evidence. See the difference?