Theism and atheism are both valid as long as you are trying to address some sort of fundamental question and you can explain it coherently. The most basic one being "what was the first cause?". Go back far enough and science in it's current form goes into territory just as fantastical as anything a Bible thumper would come up with. Some of the more scientifically-minded theists argue that our universal laws had to have been "programmed" into existence, and they see it as proof of a creator of some kind. A twist on the idea of an "intelligent designer".
On the other hand, we don't have hard proof of a creator in the traditional sense. Is there evidence, however, of some kind of "intent" in our observable surroundings? That's where I'm seeing a lot of debates recently.
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