Shift of truth

[The Valkyrie]

Whereas I've encountered many atheists who have said they'll start believing in a god if shown conclusive proof. They might not worship (who, after all, could worship the god of the OT?), but they will believe.

In all fairness, that's a relatively safe wager for the atheist to make, given the likelihood of ever having to pay out in terms of belief.

Agreed. But I guarantee the atheist would be true to their statement.

[Medi]

I recently conversed with woman who said that uranium halflife is 5000 years. I asked why. She said because some guy said so. I cited many sources which say it's 4.5 billion years. She said it's all atheist lies.
I ask why. She says because it conflicts with the bible which is of course truth.

Now she was not raised a believer. She read bible on her own and started believing it.
And it was after she converted she found that guy who said halflife is 5000 years and believed it.
Did any of you seen anything like this before?
She basically believed something and if anything conflicts with it no matter how convincing and how much evidence backs it up she will reject it as a lie.
Also the biggest reason she believed the bible were "small signs" from god. She had small events happening in her life and she somehow connected those events to the christianity. What is that all about?

Control.

To be able to follow whatever fantasy she wants to indulge in gives her control of her perception of the world and what it is, or at least stability. It's a fantasy nonetheless but it probably comforts her.

It's like tribe mentality as-well; don't trust what the outsiders say and you'll stay part of the tribe. If you challenge the tribes view openly, whatever inner doubts you have, you'll probably be excluded.

[Foxaèr]

Did any of you seen anything like this before?
She basically believed something and if anything conflicts with it no matter how convincing and how much evidence backs it up she will reject it as a lie.

It is something called cognitive dissonance. It is where someone would rather believe a lie than the truth because the lie provides comfort whereas the truth removes the comfort.

Also the biggest reason she believed the bible were "small signs" from god. She had small events happening in her life and she somehow connected those events to the christianity. What is that all about?

It is all about self-delusion, thinking if the wind blows in a certain direction at a certain time that it must be a divine sign. Some people will delude themselves into seeing signs in the most mundane events if it supports their self-delusions.