Why do you think you take a different approach, have a different standard of proof, about alien abductions than you do about God?
Actually, you may think I have a different standard of proof regarding these two questions, but I really don't, my standard is probably the same... regarding alien abductions, I've never had any direct experience with anyone who made those kinds of claims, so I have no reason to consider alien abductions as worthy of serious consideration as yet... on the other hand, regarding the existence of God, I think I can explain this using the earlier example of the proof for black holes, i.e., I've never had any direct experience with God, but I see continuous evidence on a daily basis what happens to peoples' lives when they ignore what may be God's advice, if this, in fact, is God's guidance, and this also needs to be explained here... now, there is nothing primitive about warning people not to commit murder, not to steal, not to commit adultery, not to gossip harshly about others, and so on... this simple advice will clearly keep you out of criminal and civil trouble, as a result one's life is clean, centered, and safe... you could say I'm referring to the Ten Commandments, and I probably am, but not in a religious or theological way... these lofty notions can come from either man or from God... but frankly, I don't think man has the sense and depth of vision to arrive at these incredible and lofty notions on his own... others might say these are merely primitive ideas and should be abandoned, but I don't think they're primitive and I don't think they should be ignored or abandoned, I think these are concepts and guidelines for good and healthy living and their application seems timeless, they lay the foundation for how we live today...
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