And how do I know you did this? You spend hours a week questioning the reliability of the Bible authors, modern Christians, and me personally. How do I know you gave a shout out?
This answer was predicted by another poster. At least you didn't disappoint. All believers
KNOW that talking animals, miracles, Gods, resurrecting the dead, myths and superstitions, are not only man-made stories, but also unfalsifiable. They know that parts of the Bible are errant, inconsistent, immoral and cruel, unscientific and primitive, and certainly not consistent with the words of a God. If they don't, they should have "
EASY MARK" witten on the back of their shirt. This is why they will avoid offering any evidence specific to their belief. There are so many ways a believer can provide evidence. Prove that the power of prayer works. Demonstrate that at least one of thousands of miracle is real. Demonstrate at least one thing that has been resurrected, or is immortal(other than the humble jellyfish). Demonstrate at least one thing that has a supernatural reference(ghosts, fairies, dragons, spirits, etc.), and scientifically exists. This never happens.
If you simply believe that some supernatural multi-dimensional father figure, exists with powers far greater than mortal man, fine. If you want to believe that this super daddy will look after you, and guide you in life and in death, that is also fine. Since this is only your belief, no evidence of any kind is required. So why all this silly, dishonest, intellectual BS, to infer that your belief is real? Not only do you think your belief is real to you, but you arrogantly believe that it should be real to everyone else? Why do you need to infect the healthy, pristine, and inquisitive minds of those that are the most vulnerable(children, handicap, sick, desperate, and the poor)? We all have our own personal beliefs. We just keep them to ourselves, especially if they need to invoke the the supernatural card. It is believers that must shift the burden of proof and demand that others prove that their version of reality, is the only possible version. It is believers who must eventually deny, or ignore, all physical laws governing our physical reality. Non-believers have no need to use fallacies, misrepresentations, distortions, make-believe, scripture, avoidance and deflections, as the basis for their arguments. Non-believers are essentially arguing with themselves, when arguing with believers. All we can do is expose the folly of their self-serving logic. The mind is truly a terrible thing to waste. Don