But under the criteria people are laying out to show that the idea of God deserves some attention, Green Lantern qualifies too.
Well it's a point, but not a very valid one. We all know the green lantern doesn't exist and why. We all are not sure if God exists, and we are not sure why or why not.
I think the best case for God really, is Jesus. He came and did what he did, in front of many witnesses.
My problem with it, and I am sure it is your problem also, is that it was so long ago, and things were very different back then. It almost seems to me, that people could have been easily fooled back then, because they don't know as much as we know now.
So you could sit there, and even falseify Jesus very easily.
But the truth is, if He did exactly what He did, miracles and all, then He was the Son of God, and there was a change at that point in time. It seems most of history centers around that time. I feel there was a change in us as humans from that moment on. I relate that change to Him depositing the Holy Spirit in us, so we no longer have to go to a temple and make sacrifices to talk with God. We can just do it ourselves, right through Jesus. There must be times in life when your staring at a light bulb in the ceiling and wondering about God. I say your talking to Him.
That's what led me to start reading the bible. It took 13 years before it finally came through, and I felt the Holy Spirit. Jesus said, you recieve power when the Holy Spirit falls on you, and then your my witness.
I think that makes so much sense. I become a witness, and thats exactly how I feel now. I no longer have to rely on just words in a book, that I could easily justify away. Jesus left His words, but He knew it wouldn't be enough. He probably knew the words would get scrambled, and religions would come and go, and not really follow His words. He knew people like you would rely on only empirical evidence, and not take that leap of faith (so you say) to find God.
I think we were all created to worship God. I am not talking about falling on your kness and crying out to an imaginary friend, I am talking about worshiping Him in spirit and truth. You bring a lot of truth to the plate. I see it in your debating, and you knowledge, and your ability of discernment. You may even be worshiping God with all that, and you don't even realize it.
There is a way to know God, and it is through His Spirit. The instructions are in the bible how to obtain communication with His Spirit. Is it objective? I don't know, is anything objective? We only can look at the world through our subjective minds. We are far from knowing everything. What qualifies us to say we know enough to make any decision? What will we be like 1000 years from now? Love exists, and it's subjective. God is love.
I don't know, but I do know that even though we disagree on many things, I still think highly of you, and like you.