But what would convince you, my friend?

‘What would convince you to believe?’ It’s a question I once put to an atheist, not expecting a particularly thorough answer.

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Clearly, though, he’d been asked the question before. His reply was instant, detailed and emphatic: ‘If God rearranged the stars in the sky to spell the Ten Commandments, then I would believe.’ When it comes to setting the bar for evidence, my friend set it to galactic heights. How to respond?