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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did not want to get bogged down in theological arguments of particular religions.  I will repeat what, I think, G.K. Chesterton said:  very few people hate Christianity, but a great many people hate what they think is Christianity.  There are some misconceptions cropping up here, but I want to stay on track:

Many people say there is no evidence there is God, but do not explain what that means.  Could you elaborate?[/quote]

Well, this is evidence:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_evidence

And the posters are saying that they have seen nothing that constitutes evidence.  A personal feeling is not evidence.  The beauty of the universe has alternate explanations, so it is not evidence. The fact that some people prayed and something good happened is not evidence.

If God said "I am here, and I'm going to make the earth spin backwards.  Look!"  And we went backwards for a day, I think that would be evidence that a sentient being reversed the laws of physics on a scale impossible to fake.  That would be a good one.

Some of Jesus' miracles were pretty good, but (a) not everyone believes that the bible is an accurate historical document, (b) we see many phenomena today which would look like miracles but which today we know are not, and (c) Jesus' miracles didn't convince everyone who saw him, so it's hard to make the case that two thousand years later we should be persuaded.

If you think you have evidence, ask yourself if it can only be explained by the existence of God.  If so, post it.[/quote]

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