Now, don't get rude, but what does that mean?
Are you a Christian? Do you believe that God creates everything? Then what is "independently verifiable evidence"?
Independent of what?
Now, don't get rude, but what does that mean?
Are you a Christian? Do you believe that God creates everything? Then what is "independently verifiable evidence"?
Answers:
1) No
2) No
3) As with the scientific method, any evidence presented to me to support the assertion that any god(s) exist must have results which are independently reproducable and falsifiable.
Independent of what?
The presenter of the evidence, of course.
No one can logically prove that God does exist or that God does not exist.
I believe there is a Higher Being. I do not believe that any man has ever had verifiable access to the nature and properties of the Higher Being.
Religion exists to give man aid and comfort in dealing with that which is not knowable or not understandable. They assign specific attributes to the Higher Being to give aid and comfort in specific cases.
All too often, those same attributes cause even greater pain and suffering when applied to a different situation. Many religions try to solve these unforeseen consequences by creating more attributes. These additional attributes then cause other unforeseen consequences ad infinitum.
The end result is that many religions cause more pain and suffering than would have ever existed without those religions.