Does a God exist?

[SteveII]

1) Content of the NT is internally consistent within itself and with the OT. 
2) More historical support for more actual documents written by more than one person
3) Historical support of first century church
4) Person of Jesus is a compelling figure
5) Observations of personal effect of Jesus in the lives of other people
6) Personal experience.

I think you are doing well Steve, and maintaining your composure a lot better than I could.   I always take it as encouraging, when the arguments are ignored, and those opposing start attacking your character, and using poisoning the well tactics.  Just about anything can be dismissed, with a hyper-skeptical approach, and it's why it is not pragmatic to hold consistently. 

It's kind of fun, just to spectate!  As I said, you are maintaining yourself better than I would.  By now, I would have went POE, and started using their same arguments against evolution.  It's not as productive, but I like watching them back pedal and use circular reasoning.

Thanks! I found you have to stay focused on one subject at time--sometimes ignoring parts of a reply to stay on track. It might migrate to another, but only after I am done addressing weak points in the argument or sense that my defense of xyz is not being understood. I try to respond to either 1) those that are interested in a civil discussion or 2) post that are not so much civil or thoughtful but whose contents will help me make my next point. There are some posts that I simply can't get to or cover topics already discussed in detail a few pages before. 

As to staying composed, I block people who either 1) clearly just intend to be hardcore blasphemous, or 2) the kind of person who only posts one-liners that do not contain anything of interest to me.