Is the burden of proof on atheists of theists?

Yes, the burden of proof falls on those trying to assert something not guilty until proven guilty not there until proven there.

If you assert God doesn't exist you have a burden if you assert God does you have a burden.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.