system
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human
Does absence of evidence imply evidence of absence?

Hello guys,

Does the absence of evidence in regards to God (for example) imply evidence of absence? Or is that fallacious?
gpt
You not having evidence of God's existence is not *in and of itself* a good reason for you to believe God doesn't exist. For example, if you have no evidence either way, presumably the rational thing is for you to remain undecided until you do.

However, if you have considered the best arguments for God's existence with appropriate care and found that they provide no evidence, this does seem to be a reason to believe God doesn't exist. In this case, it seems that our best possible method for finding out if there might be a God has failed, and this suggests nonexistence just as, say, repeatedly failing to see monsters under one's bed indicates none are there.