If God were real, you wouldn’t need a book

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Religion really does not require faith.

Faith is at the very core of any religion.

Actually, all religion (or atheism) has to do is to call "belief" what it actually is on this issue...a blind guess about the unknown.

Belief is the proper terminology, and with regard to any religion, belief is based upon faith.

Then it all clears up. The atheists blindly guess one way...the theists blindly guess the other way.

That's all it takes.

What you mean by your (mis)use of the word "atheist" is the 'Church of No God' (the belief that gods do not exist).

Some people believe that gods do not exist. Other people believe that gods DO exist. Both of those beliefs are faith-based (neither of those beliefs can be proven true or false).

 

[ZenMode]

The presence of belief in no gods is based on faith (no different than the presence of belief in a god).

That is still wrong. Not believing in the existence of gods is based on that fact that there's no evidence for the existence of gods. There's no more evidence for the existence of the Christian God than there is the existence of Zeus. The only evidence is that fact that those who already believe in the Christian God attribute random worldly events to it.

Maybe the Christian God created life?

Maybe Zeus created life. Maybe Athena created life. Maybe Ra, Anibus, Hathor, or the Hindu god Hanuman created life. Like I said, most every religion has a creation story and there is no reason to believe your god's story over any of the others.

... but it IS evidence that supports the veracity of Christianity.

The veracity of Christianity comes from the fact that people are superstitious and brainwashed from a very early age.

... but it IS evidence that supports the veracity of Christianity.

The veracity of Christianity comes from the fact that people are superstitious and brainwashed from a very early age.

Did all of those people die for something that they knew to be false?

That they knew to be false? No. Every religious person, to some degree, believes in their religion.

... but it IS evidence that supports the veracity of Christianity.

The veracity of Christianity comes from the fact that people are superstitious and brainwashed from a very early age.

... but NDE testimony IS evidence that supports the veracity of Christianity.

No it doesn't. There is no reason to believe that the events in the mind of humans has anything to do with any deity and, even if it did, there's no reason to believe your deity is the one behind it. Even if there is a god floating around out there, based on a simply probability calculation, every single religious person should assume they've guess the wrong one.

Maybe the Christian God purposely created a specific home for humanity (Earth)?

Maybe Sobek, the Egyptian god of the Nile, water and fertility created earth.

FTFY. Yes.

No. Man is just one of many primate species.

Homosexuality is a significant concern of the Christian God.

Yes.

No.

 

[ZenMode]

No, I don't.

Jesus himself claimed to be "I AM", claimed that he and the Father "are one", and claimed/displayed power and authority that only God possesses (such as power over death). Many of his apostles were so strong in their conviction that they were willing to be (and WERE!) martyred for their testimony and belief in what they saw. People typically aren't willing to be martyred for what they know to be a lie.

You can't use the Bible to prove itself to be true.