In your opinion what causes christians to believe in Jesus

[Sheldon]

If someone repeatedly uses strawmen in their arguments, they are dishonest. 

Exactly, spot on. 

Belacqua
Not long ago I was insisting that the Democrats share some of the blame for the outcome of the last election, and for this I was accused of wanting to legitimize political lies. And of course you have been called a liar on this thread, due to your stubborn refusal to agree to certain details about how children learn. You are sinning against Truth!

Your pattern of insisting on false equivalencies is what several of us objected to.  I believe liberal forum members have always said Democrats aren't perfect, or are only adequate.  However, when the house is on fire you set other priorities.  Compare Democrats to someone who lied 30,000 times and is undermining our democratic institutions, and to those who support such a person, and you will understand why we think you are trying to pull a fast one.

Which again looks suspiciously like a straw man, misrepresenting those objections. 

It is very alarming for us to hear someone say that there is no such thing as effective propaganda, when two-thirds of Republicans were convinced that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

Especially when you eventually find out that person has yet another arbitrary definition of the word, that differs from common usage. Constantly contradicting or denying the dictionary is hardly what I would describe as honest behaviour. The old "atheism is a belief" claim is a prime example of exactly such mendacity.