Argument #1: Transitional Fossils

[Anomalocaris]

Deists assume a nebular god. Theists assume a specific God, and atheists are content to say "we don't know, but it seems like we have a pretty good idea."

Both of the former are simply afraid of the dark.

That sounds more like what an agnostic would say. Listen, we refer to a God that is not just floating mysteriously in space. He has revealed Himself to mankind through His Son.

Now let's say, hypothetically, for some reason, you were exposed to all this, but it really is not true, and were all made up to exploit your psychological weakness and deceive the likes of you.

In such a hypothetical scenario, how would YOU, from this moment, go about so you can discover whether all this is a lie?