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Originally Posted by Nathans_Dad
Ok, I accept that. Can you tell me of a scenario that you would accept as proof then? Would it take an actual appearance of God to you personally or would you accept something less?
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I have actually put a lot of thought into this. This is a difficult question to answer as I, personally, don't have any preconceived notions of what your god or anyone else's is capable of beyond what you tell me.
You define the nature and makeup of your god - not me. So for instance, I can only look at what a Christian claims their god is capable of (or actually does) and then look around me for the evidence of those actions. Take prayer for instance. Many Christians believe that god answers their prayers. To me, actual evidence of answered prayers would be evidence of the Christian god's existence. We don't see that, however. Many Christians would claim that the survival of these pilots is evidence of the existence of their god. Unfortunately, there is no compelling evidence to support that.
Bottom line, I am certainly open to evidence. I am not close-minded. The rub is that you (as the believer) make the claims as to what your particular god can do, not me. You set the rules. All I can do is listen to your claims and weigh the evidence for them. I could say that proof for me would be for a mountain of gold bars to suddenly appear in my front yard, but you'll counter with "my god doesn't work that way". To me (and many others) the evidence in support of the Christian god's existence based on what Christians claim has not been compelling. Feel free to change that!
