(March 17, 2017 at 10:27 am)SteveII Wrote:(March 16, 2017 at 7:22 pm)Nonpareil Wrote: Which is still not evidence.
Because none of it has any supporting evidence.
That isn't evidence.
Your problem is with word definitions.
Evidence refers to pieces of information or facts that help us establish the truth or existence of something. Proof is a conclusion about the truth of something after analyzing the evidence. Evidence is suggestive of a conclusion. Proof is concrete and conclusive. They are NOT synonyms.
Proof can have different thresholds. Anywhere from more likely than not (preponderance of the evidence), to beyond a reasonable doubt, to absolute. These are all arrived at by considering evidence.
So, to say that my list is not evidence is simply wrong. What you mean is that in your opinion, it is not proof. That's fine, I don't care what your opinion is.
But none of it is testable, supportive evidence for your god or the veracity of the bible. The NT may be evidence of people writing a book, but is not testable, supporting evidence that what is says is fact. It's the same for every other piece of "evidence" that has been claimed by believers. And why is evidence so important to you anyway? I thought faith was enough.
"The last superstition of the human mind is the superstition that religion in itself is a good thing." - Samuel Porter Putnam
