Can the Christian God exist without the Bible?

Likelihood usually branches out from what we do know. A unicorn is less likely than a horse. A magic unicorn is even less likely.A god is also less likely than a horse. A specific god, like the Christian God, is less likely than an unspecified god.

That's why I used the word "likelihood" instead of "probability". Probability can be calculated. Likelihood can't be calculated but it can be compared. If you hear hoofbeats, horses are more likely than zebras. If you see visions, mental aberrations are more likely than spooky entities.

An interactive reference would be better than a supposedly "infallible" one. If people didn't understand their instructions, they could "google" for clarification.A "perpetual Jesus" who lived forever, sitting down with publicans and sinners of every generation would be more effective than a dusty book.

You're leaving out door number three: a God who tells us absolutely nothing about Himself but punishes us for not figuring Him out for ourselves. It "happens" to fit the criteria because you reverse-engineered the criteria to fit it. If you honestly thought about what a God "should" do, you might come to a very different conclusion. You might even realize that a supposedly infallible source is a pretty bad idea.

You're the one who said there are only two possible kinds of god. I'm just adding another assumption to yours. What about the other 2/3? How do you conclude that 1/3 is right and 2/3 are wrong?

No faith is required. I haven't seen any evidence of an afterlife so I don't "believe" in an afterlife but I don't disbelieve either. There might be a solution to the global warming problem or their might not be. I have no "belief" one way or the other. No faith is required.

I would stand back temporarily. Then I would want to see some evidence that there really is a bomb, not just the word of some guy. I certainly would NOT adopt a life-long belief that there was a bomb without some real evidence.That's the same approach that I take with claims about God. Unless I have some evidence, how do I know which god is going to punish me for believing in the wrong god?

But waiting at a reasonably safe distance is an option. It's the only sensible option. It's the option you would choose. You'd wait at a safe distance until there was some evidence that there really was a bomb. If you waited there for three months and it still hadn't gone off, you'd move back into your house. You would not continue "playing it safe" forever. You wouldn't give up your house forever based on the word of some witness.

Pascal's wager, eh? If you don't bet, you can't win. The problem with that approach is that there's only one way to win and lots of ways to lose. If you bet on the Christian God, Allah might punish you. You might take shelter from the bomb in your house and get shot by your neighbour for trespassing. Unless you have some evidence of real danger, you might be exposing yourself to other dangers.Edited by ringo, : Spellig.

Where's the value in "inner wisdom"? Why do good works "on behalf" of anybody? Why not just do them because they're good? Why does there have to be a "message" at all except to do good?