Why do Christians become Christians?

[RoadRunner79]

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I find that those that don't fit, stand out more.   And could you elaborate more on what you mean, by inserting a whole false memory.   I take this to mean, something which in no way resembles the reality of the experience (not just minor details).   How did you come to this conclusion?

I would just like to understand the principle being put forth in this view.... I don't see a way, in which it doesn't self destruct or result in special pleading.   Anything and everything, can be questioned, if we can simply dismiss testimony as stories, when our "confirmation bias" is rejecting a differing worldview.

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Roadrunner, go back and read the thread from the point I quoted you up to my post, paying particular attention to your responses to Rhythm's thought experiment. Your posts are an ample demonstration if the problem I was talking about in my post. You have an unreliable memory (don't worry, we all do), but instead of acknowleding it properly and working with the limitations, you have convinced yourself that you have conquered the limitations, when all you've done is selected memories on the basis of their confirmation of your prejudices (now this is where yiu should worry).

My principle wrt personal memories is that they are inherently fallible, and unless we have independent confirmatory evidence of their accuracy they should be treated with a healthy dose of scepticism.

I admitted from early on, that my memory isn't that good. And because of that, I don't try to B.S my way through it. If I don't remember, I am fairly likely to say so, or point out that it could be speculative. And I realize, that I don't know, what I don't know, but do not find that evidence points to the extreme claims being made here either.

I also agree, that we should be skeptical without multiple lines of evidence.