You see Crash, atheists have it easy because they always take the negative [doubt]
Not doubt, scepticism.
I'm glad I live in Missouri, now, because the state motto fits so well. You guys know the Missouri state motto?
It's the "Show-Me State." You believe that there is a God? Show Me. You believe in aliens? Show Me.
and doubt has always been the easy path, I agree.
Oh, man, there is
nothing easy about scepticism. It's a constant battle against lazy thinking. It requires eternal vigilance against confusing your hopes with the facts. It requires nerves of steel to say "I don't know yet" when an attractive fiction is already avaliable.
Believeing in fairy tales? That's easy. All you have to do is close your eyes.