(August 22, 2013 at 6:05 pm)Sword of Christ Wrote: Evidence wise you have the Bible, the Biblical prophecies, the resurrection of Christ and the empty tomb and the inner witness of the Holy Spirit.
The Bible is evidence only that someone was creative enough to invent fictional prophecies and fantasy events such as resurrection, the empty tomb, and the holy spirit.
Quote:As far as scientific evidence is concerned you have absolutely nothing at all, not that there is any scientific evidence to support the bold claims of atheism either so there isn't really much for you to complain about.
You have absolutely nothing at all, correct. And, since you are the ones making the positive claim, you're failing miserably at demonstrating its validity.
Quote:I'd say Christians have a little bit more evidence to go on if anything, something is better than nothing at all.
Wishful thinking is evidence only of the human mind's occasional inability to dissociate fantasy from reality.
Quote:Christianity as a faith may be mistaken but the claim that God doesn't exist or there is no good reason to believe God exists could also just as well be very mistaken indeed.
But, since you cannot demonstrate that your God is anything but a violent fantasy, the chances that we're mistaken seem remarkably slim.
Quote:If you want to compare Christianity to the other religions I think it more than holds its own in distinction, rather than it being a copy or rip-off. One of the central themes is that salvation is through the grace of God given as a gift rather than solely through your own efforts and works. You get that in no other religion.
Christianity is distinct from other religions only in its details and some of its methods, but it is just as obviously nonsensical as every other religion.
