If these resident theists really talk to god..

[Esquilax]

Because even if we did any or all of those things, you still would not be convinced. You can always find some reason to not believe.

I'm really tired of this "you just don't want to believe!" bull. My standards of evidence are no higher for god than they are for anything else. It's not my fault that you guys are so completely devoid of evidentiary support that you can't shoulder the simple burden of proof that you have.

Ask yourself this: what would you do it you wanted to prove to me that your girlfriend or wife exists? Like, if you actually wanted to put me in no doubt that she's there? All those things are things I would accept for god.

But none of you can do that. You won't show him to me, won't let me see a picture or in any way physically demonstrate him. Fine, let's see what indirect proof you can give me. And I have, we all have, that's why we ask what your arguments are; if we really didn't want to believe, why would we bother asking questions? What do we have to gain? You're probably thinking that it's to make fun of christians, but if that were the case, boy, wouldn't you be able to shut us up by proving us wrong? Oh, but none of you seem to be able to do that either...

Consider this, Chad: maybe, just maybe... it's not us. Maybe you should shelve the christian refrain of "I'm right, and if you disagree then there's just something wrong with you," and actually examine the arguments you're making. Hell, why not try swapping out the nouns? Try replacing "god" with the name of some other deity that you don't believe in in your favorite argument, and see if you'd accept that statement from someone else.

If the answer is that you, in fact, wouldn't, then ask yourself: why on earth are you expecting that we would be any different?