Why is belief in a higher power required?

[Ryantology]

Sure I can, you’re trying to make valid points assuming He does not exist, so I am allowed to assume that He does, we’ll play by the same set of rules.

As you are making the positive claim, it is up to you to prove it. To have the viewpoint that something is not there when there is zero evidence that it is, is not irrational.

No, I am telling you that if God didn’t exist you wouldn’t be able to trust your senses.

What makes you certain you can trust your senses if God exists? There are tons of people who come to very different answers using the same methods you use.

How do you know this without using your senses? You’re assuming your senses are reliable in order to prove your senses are reliable?

Appealing to solipsism again.

How do you know if someone is in their “right” mind or not?

Belief in things nobody can sense or justify without circular reasoning or appealing to solipsism is a good indication that they are not. Mental asylums all over the world are full of visionaries.

His might and grace both glorify Him, and that’s the purpose behind creation, why did you ever have the hubris to think it was all about you?

It must not do much to glorify him if he, himself, has so many problems with what he made.

Scripture spread so quickly geographically that it makes it possible to obtain the original reading through textual comparisons.

Then, where do you get off justifying your beliefs based on 'original' scripture when you have no idea what the originals actually said? Nonexistent also is proof that scripture is actually inspired by divinity. That's just something you take for granted and don't question.

How are you defining evil?

Acting in malice. Doing things for the sheer thrill of watching humans suffer. That is the only interpretation available to one who interprets scripture literally.