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Unless the question specifies which God it is referring to ( Ancient Greek gods like Zeus or Poseidon, Roman Gods like Apollo or Mars, Judeo-Christian God, Hindu Gods etc - or referring to the concept of a "Creator" in general ) - it can not be answered.
Assuming it refers to a "Creator" - then no, I do not see any evidence supporting that Creator.
God is supposed to be All Powerful AND All Good. The current fucked up state of the Humankind clearly suggests that he (or it) is not both of those at the same time.
I used to think that was a valid argument against the existence of a creator, but the Futurama episode Godfellas actually changed my mind. If an omnipotent benevolent deity does things right, people shouldn't be able to tell they've done anything at all. Plus people have free will, and it would be kind of a dick move to give people free will and then invalidate it by being all interventionist in the world.
That being said, I wouldn't describe myself as a theist. More of an agnostic. I just think it's a bit silly to act as though there is 100% certainty for or against the existence of a God.
There's zero evidence God is real. Might as well say "we can't say with 100% certainty Harry Potter isn't real. In the story the wizards all hide from muggles."
Sure. And itβs totally fair to take that and extrapolate that religion and spirituality are nonsense.
Not everyone is going to come to the same conclusion though, and many individuals will have highly personal reasons for finding or rejecting religion and spirituality. This is an area where we ought to embrace diversity of thought so long as it does not harm others, as unfortunately so much has on this topic.