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What do we mean when we talk about evidence, especially in discussions about God?

               When I get into discussions online with atheists and agnostics, typically I run into objections of the like that I do not have any evidence for God. What they typically mean by that is that they will only accept scientifically verifiable evidence for the existence of God. Not only can we provide one massive piece of scientific evidence for the existence of God in the form of the big bang theory, I want to demonstrate today that scientific evidence is not the only form of evidence that we consider in our day to day lives, and that non-theists move the goal posts of their usual day to day reasoning skills to deny an otherwise reasonable case for the existence of God.               I want to start off by talking about the 4 gospels at the beginning of the New Testament. These gospels are accounts written by 4 of the disciples of Christ. These are written as eyewitness testimony so that those who would read them would be convinced of the character and mission of Jesus. I