History is judged by the historical method, not the scientific method nor proven like a math formula. Events of the distant past cannot be “proven” with 100% accuracy

Jesus Christ has more records (10,000s of historical records in multiple languages) than any other historical figure from that era written closer in time (within months to years from the time Christ lived) than any other historical figure from that time.

Witnesses of the resurrection – include Saul (within months of the crucifixion in letters to Rome) who was in contact and communication with contemporary witnesses James and Peter at the time. The 12 apostles were contemporary witnesses as well as Cephas and 500 locals who were still alive at the time of the writings and could be interviewed. Many of the witnesses were tortured to death in attempt to recant their contemporary, eyewitness account but refused. Paul was beheaded under Nero. John is thrown into boiling oil but survived. Peter was crucified upside down. Records of martyrdom were written down by the Church.

The tomb of Christ was empty following the crucifixion despite having guards at the time with Rome incentivized to maintain the body to prevent the spread of Christianity.

Unfriendly sources confirm the historicity and wrote of the beliefs about Christ including first-century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus and Roman historian and senator Tacitus who referred to Jesus, his execution by Pontius Pilate, and the existence of early Christians in Rome in his final work, Annals (written c. AD 116).

Archeology
Findings support cities, historical figures and major events written in the Bible that support the Bible’s historical accuracy and help date the time the records were written.

Popular Unfriendly Figures
Historian Bart D. Ehrman confirms the historical records of Christ and is an agnostic, not a gnostic atheist.
Atheist Richard Dawkins states he is a cultural Christian.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali converted from atheist to Christian.

Science
Advancement in science have supported a reality less based in materialism. Many physicists believe our universe is based on information or energy, not particles.
The Nobel prize winning double split experiment shows the wave nature of photons where observation changes the outcome to appear like particles.
The gravitational constant and the speed of light as a constant support fine tuning of the universe.
Superstring theory produces theoretical dimensions in Math tested for decades that would produce powers that would match that of God.
Simulation hypothesis proposes a God creator of the simulation.
Multiverse theory has no evidence, is not observable and would require a cause for the start of each universe.

Interactions with the super natural are an everyday occupational occurrence by designated priests by the Catholic church around the world who have been trained in exorcism and stopping demonic oppression for centuries. Patients are cleared by psychiatrists and medical doctors prior to exorcism. Patients are confirmed to be possessed with evidence like speaking foreign languages the patient is not trained in (eg Latin), witnessed levitation, knowing facts of other people they first meet, or adverse reaction to prayer or holy water the patient cannot directly observe.

One must scrutinize and compare evidence of other religions one by one to determine which belief has the best evidence.

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