The discussion is now going downhill. They are not even close to the same. Putting the Tooth Fairy and God in the same category is a useful rhetorical tool for atheists and only a substitute for argument and evidence. One is physical and one is non-physical.

I'm sorry to tell you, the conversation was going downhill the minute you backtracked on the "can't prove a negative" argument. <s>

But no worries, I know that religion is such a cultural factor for many - and perhaps Jos is right that it does condition many peple.

But yes, they have one major component in common - no physical evidence on either of them.