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For the record, I treat demands for evidence for the existence of God the same as demands for evidence for the existence of a round earth or man-made climate change.

It's not that I can't prove what I believe to be true. I can! It's just explaining it would prove too time consuming, especially since the person demanding the evidence is evidently asking in bad faith.

In short: I'm not wasting time and effort attempting to argue with someone in bad faith.

People arguing in bad faith will always assert a claim rather than ask a question.

"You have no evidence for what you believe," they tell you.

It's bait. They know full well you have evidence. They want you to present it. But not so that they can accept it. Only so they can dispute it.

This is called sealioning.

If they truly cared about learning about your beliefs, they would ask, "why do you believe what you believe?"

Don't bother with bad faith arguments. Don't take the bait.

If someone is trying to tell you what you believe rather than ask you, that person is acting in bad faith and you do not need to humor them.

@JCAlexandreWrites You are missing out on the opportunity to convince people that god exists by telling yourself people won't believe you anyway.

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