[Diamond]

That some truth claims are mutually exclusive is undisputed. I did not miss the point. I just didn't respond to it because I do not dispute it. What I do dispute is your seeming a priori assumption that all claims of existence of supernatural beings are on the order of claims of the existence of mythical leprechauns. Please correct me if I am mistook your verbiage for implying such a thing.

Cordially,

[Rebel_Ace]

"...What I do dispute is your seeming a priori assumption that all claims of existence of supernatural beings are on the order of claims of the existence of mythical leprechauns..."

Ah, here is the rub with supernatural entities...

If someone says "Bah, Leprechauns! They are OBVIOUSLY mythical! There is no evidence for Leprechauns. We can ALL agree that there are no such things as Leprechauns."

Then the next obvious question is, "What makes [fill in the blank] more believable than Leprechauns?"

It is only when you get someone's personal supernatural being that you begin to see fierce resistance to the same logic that tosses Leprechauns into the dust bin.