Atheism is an answer to a question. It has exactly nothing to do with the scientific the method in much the same way that "What is your favorite ice cream?" has

Atheism is an answer to a question. It has exactly nothing to do with the scientific the method in much the same way that "What is your favorite ice cream?" has nothing to do with the scientific method. Belief in god, on the other hand, is making a claim, and as such, can be verified by the scientific method. It has been, actually, and belief in god is by definition disproven by the scientific method.