(June 26, 2018 at 5:27 pm)polymath257 Wrote:(June 26, 2018 at 2:22 pm)SteveII Wrote: The position that there is no evidence for God is nonsense and those that make it are confusing the definition of evidence and proof.
Evidence refers to pieces of information or facts that help us establish the truth of something. Proof is a conclusion about the truth of something after analyzing the evidence. Evidence is suggestive of a conclusion. Proof ranges from probabilistic to conclusive.
Are you saying there are no "pieces of information or facts" that are available to analyze on the proposition: God exists?
To be evidence, it must change the probability of the statement being true one way or the other. What evidence actually makes it more likely that a deity exists?
The existence of 27 documents detailing the claims of members of the first century church (we all know what those claims are). The existence of the first century church. The experiences of millions of people that have been chronicles for 2000 more years and exist today.
