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Ask the atheist if he knows everything. When he admits that he only knows
a tiny fraction of everything, ask him how he can know that God doesn't exist
within the things he doesn't know.

HISTORY

The Bible is not fictional. The Bible is historically accurate according to the
usual legal tests for the reliability of any historical document. The only
difference is, since the Bible has religious implications, many people don't
WANT to believe it. Unbelieving professionals like Dr. Simon Greenleaf (a
Harvard law professor) set out to prove the Bible is false, but after
investigating, concluded the opposite.

There are many secular (non-Christian) sources that corroborate events
described in the Bible. For example...

Roman historian Carius Cornelius Tacitus twice wrote of Christ suffering
punishment by Pontius Pilate during the reign of Tiberius. (Luke 3:1,
Matthew 27:1-26)

At least three secular sources, including two 2nd-century historians (Thallus
and Phlegon of Tralles) recorded the mysterious 3-hour "solar eclipse"
during Jesus' crucifixion. (Matthew 27:45) Two of the three also wrote of
the earthquake. (Matthew 27:54)

1st-century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus (Jewish Antiquities, book 18,
chapter 3) wrote about Jesus being a great teacher who was crucified by

Pilate and then rose from the dead, encouraging many loyal followers called
"Christians."

SCIENCE

Atheists see the Bible as "unscientific" fantasy. Yet the Bible contains many
scientific facts that were not yet known when they were written. For

example...