Normal people can verify (and thereby trust) by means of different tools -- including history. But you are at least one tool short of a complete toolbox.
(1) LOL
(2) You don't even know Christianity began a few thousands of years ago, because you are unable to trust history.
But to play along, certainly the acceptance of some people's religion is based on their culture and times, but it doesn't follow that their religion is therefore necessarily false. It might be; it might not be. You have to have the right tools to verify, like I said.
(3) Right reason and philosophy are the tools we need. Those provide proof enough that God is, in addition to His historical resurrection from the dead. He doesn't need to die and rise from the dead every 20 years to satisfy hard-headed people -- who would likely find other explanations for it, like, "Hey, it happens every 20 years. It's natural" or "That's not God performing miracles. It's just an alien with superior capabilities."
Also, I must point out that merely believing in God's existence does not save anyone. That doesn't necessarily change the heart and soul. God gives us enough reason to believe he exists, coaxing us to pursue him. It's the pursuit of love and goodness and truth that he elicits from us, which we won't pursue if we are self-absorbed and obstinate. He already gives us enough light to see, even if only dimly at first, assuming we open our eyes and follow the light we are given.
What is your well-reasoned alternative to the existence of a God? How can anyone verify the truth of atheism (assuming you don't believe in any God)?
(2) You don't even know Christianity began a few thousands of years ago, because you are unable to trust history.
But to play along, certainly the acceptance of some people's religion is based on their culture and times, but it doesn't follow that their religion is therefore necessarily false. It might be; it might not be. You have to have the right tools to verify, like I said.
(3) Right reason and philosophy are the tools we need. Those provide proof enough that God is, in addition to His historical resurrection from the dead. He doesn't need to die and rise from the dead every 20 years to satisfy hard-headed people -- who would likely find other explanations for it, like, "Hey, it happens every 20 years. It's natural" or "That's not God performing miracles. It's just an alien with superior capabilities."
Also, I must point out that merely believing in God's existence does not save anyone. That doesn't necessarily change the heart and soul. God gives us enough reason to believe he exists, coaxing us to pursue him. It's the pursuit of love and goodness and truth that he elicits from us, which we won't pursue if we are self-absorbed and obstinate. He already gives us enough light to see, even if only dimly at first, assuming we open our eyes and follow the light we are given.
What is your well-reasoned alternative to the existence of a God? How can anyone verify the truth of atheism (assuming you don't believe in any God)?
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