Miracles & Conversions

I have two points in your last post to address - miracles and conversions.

Miracles.  Clearly the man you spoke to you believed in this miracle.  Clearly you do as well. I wonder though if a Hindu told you a story of a miracle he had experienced that proved his faith would you believe him?  Or a Muslim? I must be blunt - the answer to both is no.  You believe this gentleman's story because it conforms and supports your existing belief system in a powerful way.  We quickly grasp stories and facts that do this - and quickly reject those that do not.  In a previous post I addressed the criteria I have for believing in a miracle so I won't belabor the point here.  But extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof - what this fellow provided doesn't meet this standard for me.  That it meets others standards is fine - but it doesn't meet mine.

Conversion.  There are many atheists who have "found Jesus".  Many many many.  Annnnnd.....there are many believers who are now atheists.  Many many many.  There are many Hindus who have become Christians and vise versa.  So what is the point?  We could exchange these testimonials until the sun (not Son) dies and it wouldn't prove anything.  If one faith "proved" it was correct by now surly the world would reflect this - there wouldn't be a billion Muslims who are just as confident that you are wrong and they are right.  And several hundred million Hindus.  And a lot (tens of millions? - no idea) of Jews.

If it is any consolation, believers in other faiths agree with you about one issue - by rejecting all gods I am even more wrong than you.  {;>)