Miracles and Anti-supernaturalism

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There is enough evidence to believe if we choose to accept it. The paradox is that I have to believe in order to understand.

First, there is absolutely no evidence. What you consider evidence is merely blind faith, closing your eyes to reality and accepting that something is real when there is no evidence for its existence. Much the same way a child believes there is a monster under his bed that no one else can see except for him. If the boy was to tell his parents you just have to have faith that the monster is there, then you can bet those parents are not going to close their eyes to reality and believe in the monster just because. Even if the boy informed his parents that the monster would punish them if they did not believe in it, the parents are still not going to forgo with logic to believe in that which is absolutely absurd.

Why theists cannot make the distinction between the monster under the bed and god has only to do with cognitive dissonance. It seems more beneficial to them to tenaciously hold onto a silly belief for the sake of comfort than to face the reality that the belief is wrong.

If one has to believe in order to understand, then that belief is not based on rationality or reality. It is instead based on the illogicality of faith, as well as the mere fear and comfort associated with the belief that is the precise opposite of knowledge.