Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. If I tell you I bought a pizza last night, you can probably take my word for it, and if you really wanted to check, I could provide a receipt. However, if I claim I can fly to the moon with my farts, you should demand more evidence before believing it. When it comes to claims about God, we apply the same level of scrutiny as we do to any other supernatural claim. Until there is compelling evidence to support the existence of God or even better, justify worship, we will continue to seek naturalistic explanations. Every phenomenon in the universe thus far has had a naturalistic explanation, and there is no evidence of anything supernatural ever occurring. Pragmatically, the approach outlined by Forest is the most practical. Without it, you'd be overwhelmed by irrational beliefs, like the floor being lava or oxygen being lethal because of Bigfoot. Accepting claims without evidence leads to believing problematic and contradictory th...