(February 21, 2017 at 2:37 pm)Mr Greene Wrote: If you want the Abrahamic deity I'd need archaeological corroboration on key figures; eg. Moses and Solomon.
That's a pretty low bar.
Even if the human characters in the OT actually existed, how in the world would that provide any evidence for the existence of Yahweh, and all his magical powers?
I don't see the connection.
There's pretty good evidence that at least some of the characters in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey existed (Mycenaean, Hittite and other geological evidence seem to corroborate at least some). Does that lead to credence that Zeus existed?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
