Faith vs Facts Opinion Piece

Perhaps a better name for this discussion is Beliefs Unevidenced: Still Valid?I am always confronted with the demand for objective evidence whenever I present any sort of positive truth claims regarding Biblical Christianity. My only defense is that some things cannot ever be evidenced. This does not make them invalid, in my opinion. I actually experienced some of them. In other words, there are definite experiences that I have had or been witness to that occurred when I was of sound mind. The question for this topic is whether an unevidenced belief can ever be considered valid. I can wholeheartedly agree with the above observation. To be honest, if some evil skeptic tied me up and forced me to watch hours and hours of supposed evidence showing supernatural manifestations to be false, it would crush my soul. I think, upon reflection, that Christianity appeals to me because of the ultimate eternal promise. It's not enough to just belong to the local do-gooders club where we feed people every day. If I died having done that, it would obviously be well and good, but if upon dying I found out that this life was all there ever was and that humanity ceased to exist after death, I would feel very hurt. I suppose at least the people whom I fed felt better---at least while they were alive.Edited by Thugpreacha, : No reason given.

Agreed. I do not expect you to give me any more of a pass than I give secular humanists. I have reached out and studied more of what they believe. In fact, I heard a great podcast on Humanize Me of whose link I will share, for those interested:
Listen to "333: When I Spoke in Tongues, with Jessica Wilbanks" on Spreaker. There is no factual information that is conclusive. Thats my point. Agreed. Spewing hate is not good. That includes hatred of believers simply because you see them as arrogant or biased against your favorite cultural god. Again, there are no facts that are conclusive. All that the critics have are interpretations of scriptural authorship and reasons why it is wrong. The arguments are only going to sway those predisposed not to believe. We have every right to believe what we want and to share that with others. If you don't want to listen, it is not I who will leave the room. Out of courtesy, I will shut up, but you and your activists will never force me to take my ideas elsewhere. just so you know. It's just as hard to penetrate your thick skull and angry mind! But enough fussing. I apologize. I agree that you shouldn't roll over if I or others spew hate or disinformation, but again, we live in a marketplace of ideas and your disinformation is as bad as my disinformation. You seem to think that we always insist on spewing hate. I will admit that you push my buttons but I don't hate you or anyone else. You just annoy me at times. Back atcha. Quid pro Quo, Dr.Lector?

well there is no evidence there either. You really need to quit clinging to evidence as your only standard., You will never find enough.