the difference is the math

@Techigami what do you mean

I didn't say that because no one saw it that it didn't happen

I say it's that you shouldn't believe something solely on faith and testimonials

you should think critically and look for evidence

What's wrong with testimonials? It's recorded history

I mean

Independent testimonials of specific events are useful

wait what testimonials are ya talkin about

But "I believe the bible too!" is not worth as much

People like you have been around for 100s of years. The bibles reputation precedes itself. There's a reason its the #1 read book in the world. If it was obsolete and false it would've been lost to time and destroyed under the numerous attempts at its destruction.

So would the Quran

or the Torah

if that was true

Religions persist because people like you believe them, which isn't your fault but is just a fact

huh? religious texts have been around before the bible, and have been questioned since their existence

Well those bear its fruits in what we see today versus what we see coming out of the Bible which is quite contrary

wait what do you mean by that I'm confused

People like you in Saudi Arabia, people like you in Israel, people like you in India

In china

North korea

Africa

They all believe as much as you do that their religion is the true one

Everywhere

China and north korea both had state intervention into religion

Yet they still persist

Africa is mostly Christian or Muslim

People are willing to die for what they believe in because there's something there that's more worth it in the end.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/04/14/map-these-are-the-worlds-least-religious-countries/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.255dfddfeb85

Exactly

People are willing to die for things they sincerely believe in

That's why there are volunteers in the Army, the fire department

That same mentality is consistent then while trying to preserve life where it counts

Thanks for the article I need to read it.

That's really fascinating!

I don’t know but I want to contribute

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That’s also why there are volunteers in ISIS and in terrorist bombings

It goes both ways

One seeks to destroy whilst the other seeks to save

Christianity is in touch with basic, moral human principals or i could say vice versa