Quotes about Evidence

What better evidence could there be of a man's salvation than that he offers to others the grace he himself has received?

Wherever a man commits a crime, God finds a witness. Every secret crime has its reporter.

There is no calling of God to man on earth but what brings with it the evidence of its authenticity.

[Religious liberty was] in its nature an inalienable right ... because the opinions of men, depending only upon the evidence contemplated by their minds, cannot follow the dictates of other men.

I admire and respect the tenacity, courage, and patience of the unenlightened in the face of so much overwhelming evidence

If the book be false in its facts, disprove them; if false in its reasoning, refute it. But, for God's sake, let us freely hear both sides, if we choose.

The origin of the Christian faith is therefore inexplicable unless Jesus really rose from the dead.

We have seen that multiple lines of historical evidence indicate that Jesus' tomb was found empty on Sunday morning by a group of his women followers. Furthermore, no convincing natural explanation is available to account for this fact. This alone might prompt us to believe that the resurrection of Jesus is the best explanation.

Thus, although arguments and evidence may be used to support the believer's faith, they are never properly the basis of that faith.

is where Christian apologetics comes in. If Christians could be trained to provide solid evidence for what they believe and good answers to unbelievers' questions and objections, then the perception of Christians would slowly change. Christians would be seen as thoughtful people to be taken seriously rather than as emotional fanatics or buffoons. The gospel would be a real alternative for people to embrace.

A good argument must obey the rules of logic; express true premises; and have premises more plausible than their opposites.

Conclusion On the basis, therefore, of both philosophical and scientific evidence, we have good grounds for believing that the universe began to exist. Since whatever begins to exist has a cause of its beginning, it follows that the universe has a cause of its beginning.