"The phrase is generally attributed to theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli, who was known for his colourful
objections to incorrect or careless thinking.[2][3] Rudolf Peierls documents an instance in which “a friend
showed Pauli the paper of a young physicist which he suspected was not of great value but on which he
wanted Pauli’s views. Pauli remarked sadly, ‘It is not even wrong’.”[4] This is also often quoted as “That is not
only not right; it is not even wrong”
It depends what an atheist means by ‘evidence’ for God. Asking for physical evidence is doesn’t make much sense, since whatever created time and the physical universe by its very nature must be outside of it. I.e. immaterial and timeless.
The first statement is true when it comes to religion as the very definition of faith is believing something where no evidence exists. However, it’s too general as a lot of belief in something requires evidence, hence the reason to believe in that thing.
The second part is just a play on words trying to sound profound.
Those who don’t believe something, they will believe in that something if solid evidence and proof is provided.
It’s an argument from first principles - not ignorance.
If there is no God, then either original matter sprang from nothing, or original matter has always existed without a cause, or there is an infinite regress of causes without a beginning. Each of these answers takes us out of the realm of science and the universe we know. And they are nothing short of miracles.
And “prove” you wrong? I cannot “prove” the sun will rise tomorrow. And likewise there is such thing as a scientific proof. Now that is an argument from ignorance.
Well…the sun technically won’t ‘rise’ tomorrow.
The earth will spin on its axis until the bit of it that you’re on is in the line of sight of the sun.
And you can absolutely prove that.
We can go outside the earth’s atmosphere and watch it, for instance.