Disclaimer: I'm an Atheist. But I believe the most rational belief is Agnostic. So that's the view I'm going to discuss things from:
A) You've missed a big reason in your list. The historical evidence for Christ? Every other religion can also produce historical evidence in their favour that's just as reliable. Makes it difficult to say which is the correct one.
B) I'm prepared to accept various historical facts of the same reliability as the bible for most things, because they have little bearing on me. For example: It doesn't matter overly much if the battle of Hastings happened or not. By the time you get close enough to modern day to really matter, the standard of evidence is a lot higher (It would be harder to Disbelieve WW2 for example).
However, the existence of God is a Huge game changer, with massive effects on everything. Insisting on a higher standard of proof than for other historical events is pretty reasonable.
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Date: 2012-01-15 08:05 pm (UTC)From:A) You've missed a big reason in your list. The historical evidence for Christ? Every other religion can also produce historical evidence in their favour that's just as reliable. Makes it difficult to say which is the correct one.
B) I'm prepared to accept various historical facts of the same reliability as the bible for most things, because they have little bearing on me. For example: It doesn't matter overly much if the battle of Hastings happened or not. By the time you get close enough to modern day to really matter, the standard of evidence is a lot higher (It would be harder to Disbelieve WW2 for example).
However, the existence of God is a Huge game changer, with massive effects on everything. Insisting on a higher standard of proof than for other historical events is pretty reasonable.