Hell and God cant Co-exist.

[madog]

Even if the individual perceived footprints appearing in the sand beside him, I would first consider the mental stability of the individual before believing his assertion that he was walking with Jesus.

Exactly .... We have used observation to conclude there is a God since early man/woman ... Lightening was once proof of God, eclipses was once a proof of God? the list is endless ....

Some in modern times realize that unexplained observations don't have to be a God/s or something supernatural, it is just amazing that some apparently educated people continue relying on observational interpretation of natural events  as the supernatural.

I blame it on indoctrination, that has led to even the educated being able to compartmentalize against reason when the subject involves religion

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Eh .... it depends on what you want to conclude from the question posed from the footprint .... Is there someone on the Island? Did someone visit the island? Did I sleep walk, was it aliens, was it proof of God, etc?

There is a big difference in making an assumption purely on the observation of a footprint for your own survival than making an assumption that it was an entity that the rest of mankind should worship.

Why is this even a problem? People make observations. They reason about those observations to reach conclusions. When asked how they reached their conclusions they refer back to the observation and call it evidence.

Its not a problem until you rely on that evidence for important issues.

I may observe propoganda that safety equipment that I rely on is properly manufactured when it isn't life threatening, but I want more evidence than a simple claim I observed from the manufacturer  if my life depends on it.