The Problem with Christians

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But why?
Why do people believe this?
What is there that makes them accept this unsupported proposition?

I wouldnt call it unsupported.

Citation needed, which if you were an actual biology student, you'd be seening a lot of when your essays were returned to you.

When studied carefully, the Scripture proves to be a reliable witness to what it claims,

No, when studied with a preconception that the bible is right in every detail the student comes to believe the bible is right in every detail. When studied properly, by looking at the texts themselves, the texts and oral traditions of other cultures the jews borrowed from, the evolution of their culture, society and religious beliefs (from full on polytheism to henotheism to monotheism), and comparison of the biblical narrative to physical evidence, you'll find that the bible has little to no relation to reality, and that most of its claims are either outright lies or mythological aggrandising of a very minor Canaanite tribe.

and to what future events will come to pass.

As has been said to you (and others) before show evidence for even one single event or discovery that was predicted beforehand. And post hoc insertions of events into "prophesies" which don't actually point to them doesn't count (so if you say that the bible predicted WW2 show detailed description of the events in the bible).

To be honest though, we know the bible is a busted flush regarding predicitons, because did your precious Yeshua not say that he would come back in glory and usher in armageddon before his apostles had all died. This never happened, the world still exists and it is no hell hole.