(July 5, 2017 at 5:23 pm)JackRussell Wrote: Billions of people adduce the truth of Islam and Hinduism Many do the same for alien abductions, moan landing and 9/11 hoax, homeopathy....You get my drift.
It's how we assess the credibility of these claims.
Jesus was taken up by the devil and saw all the kingdoms on Earth. I don't for one minute believe you are a flat-earther.
If your truth claim about the absolute reality of existence is so good, why do so may people, atheist or other theist, not accept it? It should be trivial.
I do not doubt your sincerity, but your appeals to the apparent growth of your belief are entirely unconvincing.
BTW you accused me in a previous thread of being vacuous and condescending. If that is so I apologise, that was not my intent. It's just I don't believe and sometimes use poor language when expressing my consternation.
The difference is that compared to other religions, Christianity has a much large body of evidence (to a significant degree) in which to draw conclusions.
Islam makes no significant claims about anything that rises to the level of a body of evidence. The entire religion is based on what went on in the head of one person. If you know of other evidence that Muslims claim, let me know.
Regarding Hinduism, there were centuries or millennium between when the events were supposed to have happened and when they were cataloged. That really can't be called a body of evidence either.
Listen, if a person is set in their minds there is no God, very little will move them off that position. However, the vast majority of the population of the earth believes in the supernatural. So if most people have no trouble in believing the supernatural, then Christianity is the most evidenced and philosophically sound choice. This claim is supported by the fact it is the most freely chosen religion to convert to.
No worries about the last post. Sorry if I over-reacted.
