And what, may I ask, is your motivation for only showing a one-sided view? You certainly must know that there are many scholars that disagree with your "facts", yet you never show that other side. Why is that?
I accept you will never just take someone's word for what they believe and you will only change your mind if someone can show you tangible proof (maybe not even then). But what I contend is that God HAS given many proofs not only that he IS but that he is knowable - to the extent that we can humanly understand him, of course. He has not left us in the dark but he requires first that we approach him in faith. After that, he says, he will reward us with further knowledge. We must make that "first step", that "leap of faith" and that is what trips up many. They cannot let go of their need to see first, then believe. God says believe first, then you will see. I pray one day you will.
Do you think you show an even-sided, balanced view? We all call it the way we see it. That makes it one-sided. As an agnostic I can actually probably see both sides more than someone blinded by convictions.
We must make that "first step", that "leap of faith" and that is what trips up many
Some people give their Social Security Number over a telephone to a perfect stranger, boatbums. It's personal decision to make a leap of faith. I guess it makes people feel better, even if in the back of their minds they may suspect it's imaginary. But, people don't mind, or even prefer living in a make-believe world.