See that's exactly my point. (Not to pick on you specifically Jay, you're cool)

Your comment doesn't actually debate anything. It doesn't engage with the question. You simply state your belief as fact and walk away (and yes, it is a belief every bit as someone else's belief in God is a belief - neither is provable under current circumstances).

Essentially, people do not want to look for ways of investigating whether there is any evidence for the things espoused by religions - they either accept it (and are called fundamentlaists) or deny it (and some of us call those people fundamentalists, too). In tiny corners of universities around the world, under-funded projects actually are checking for evidence, (and getting some very weird results) but the wider community just shouts them down.

That's why debate in a forum like this is pointless. People have already made up their mind. They don't want to debate, they want to say "I'm right, you're wrong. Goodbye".

hence I suggested we drop the subject.