However, it certainly is reasonable to wonder where the energy for the big bang came from.

However, the fact that nobody knows does not make your claim that it’s “god” true. One thoery being worng or unproven does not mean that another is necessarily correct.

You assert that the universe was created by god and ask ‘if not god, then how?’ (I paraphrase). This is a fair question, but the exactly equal counter-question is “how did “god” come into being?”). If you’re saying that the scientific theories of the universe are necessarily invalid because we have as yet no answer for what occurred prior to a particular point, then you must also accept that your beliefs are necessarily invalid because you have no answer to what came before “god”.

You’re also creating another straw man by claiming that the answer given by non-gullibles to how the universe came into being is “‘It just happened’”. That’s not our position and you know it. Grow up and try to argue like the doctor you claim to be. By the way, what are you a doctor in?

Oh, and vicars keeping parish records seems to me to be a perfect example of conmen keeping a database.

If someone told unusual stories about your birth, would that make your entire life imaginary?

‘God is clearly imaginary’? It’s not so simple to explain the origin of our enormous universe that has more stars than grains of sand. ‘It just happened’? How? Youre surely not saying that everything (but everything) has no explanation. There is nothing within the observable universe that has the capacity to create nonexistent matter or energy. It’s therefore reasonable to suppose the existence of Someone or Something that has that ability.

And as for the word few, it merely denotes an unspecified number. I’m not surprised that there’s said to be 1-2 x10^9 gullibles around. After all, as every good conman knows, there’s one born every minute.

How can people like Jesus and Mary be ‘imaginary’? By that logic, in 2000 years you and I would be imaginary.

Dont you think your use of ‘a few’ is disingenuous? Most stats put the world Christian population at 1-2 thousand million. What is is that motivates you to minimise statistics? Whatever it is, it is certainly no concern for accuracy, & it’s that which troubles me in a truth-seeking debate. (

Sacred, as pointed out above, does not mean precious

Sacred \Sa”cred\, a. [Originally p. p. of OE. sacren to
consecrate, F. sacrer, fr. L. sacrare, fr. sacer sacred,
holy, cursed. Cf. {Consecrate}, {Execrate}, {Saint},
{Sexton}.]
1. Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use;
consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a
sacred day; sacred service.
[1913 Webster]

Nope. Precious, yes; sacred, no.