Sure, there are the social niceties, and then there are the philosophical realities. My point in this article is epistemic. The burden of proof is relative to the social context, which in this case is largely modernity. Theism is a nonstarter within that context. This raises the question of how theistic religions can persist despite that fact, and that's readily explained by the mechanism of parental indoctrination of children.

In any case, I don't think theists are the only ones with preposterous beliefs. I criticize consumerism and lots of other facets of modernity. Whether I'd say any of this to someone's face is another matter. I have Canadian manners.

When is it okay to speak the unvarnished truth? When doing philosophy, I should think. No one's forced to read it, and I announce the thesis in the title.