Originally posted by whodey
Then why do so many people place their faith in the God of the Bible, for example, rather than the spaghetti flying monster? It seems to me that an ancient established religion of some kind is a type of evidence. If there be a God and he wishes to interact with us, it stands to reason that there would be an ancient religion of some kind to reach out to mank ...[text shortened]... ble indication of a higher power? You see there are evidences even though there are not proofs.
People place their faith in the God of the Bible because they were brought up to do so. Just like people born in Saudi Arabia put their faith in Allah. They are socially conditioned belief systems. Throughout history, people have put their faith in a dizzying variety of mutually contradictory religious belief systems. That does not in any way count as evidence to support those belief systems.
The testimony of people in regard to how their faith has changed them is evidence that those people have faith, nothing more. They have changed and they choose to attribute it to their faith. Their faith can be a motivator, but that does nothing to establish whether their religious beliefs are actually true.
Archaeology is a valuable field that can give insight many things. But no amount of biblical relics is going to determine whether god actually exists. All it demonstrates is that there have been many civilizations who worship a particular god and construct relics to him.
It is possible that our existence is due to a higher power. And it is possible that a higher power had nothing to do with it. The fact that we exist is no indication which of those are true.
In the end you have no good evidence. All you have is speculation and wishful thinking. Your weak critical thinking skills are lamentable.