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Originally posted by MRM
To his credit, the other guy thought about that for a bit, smiled and said "You're right. There's no sign I would accept as proof God exists." We didn't talk about it any more.
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Well, this guy had his head in the sand. Being close-minded is no way to go through life. If this guy down in Florida right now (the guy who claims to be the second coming) started performing scientifically-verified miracles, I would start listening very closely to what he has to say.
The problem I have is that I cannot accept non-eyewitness accounts from unknown authors on an events that occurred 2000 years ago. I just can't. Especially given the nature of these events. To me, this whole thing is bigger than arguing over whether or not some minute aspect of the resurrection is true or not - I find the whole story untenable. But that's me.
If the evidence was so convincing, then the whole world would be full of Christians. And it's not. There are people who have spent their whole lives as fervent believers yet end up renouncing their faith. Did they not believe strongly enough? Were they not real Christians?
In the end, it shouldn't matter whether you believe or not. But in this country it does. For instance, try to get elected to public office if people know you are an atheist. Not likely to happen. People are persecuted for their belief and nonbelief and that is what's wrong.