Thomas Mackiewicz (Your Views, Dec. 19) claims atheists realize â€œthere is a complete lack of evidence for the existence of any gods.â€ I consider the 2,000 fulfilled Bible prophesies as â€œevidenceâ€ of a self-revealed, supreme God. No archeological discoveries in hundreds of years incontrovertibly discredited biblical declarations, although thousands verified its historical accuracy. The Dead Sea Scrolls and numerous first century secular writers further confirm various biblical writings. And what about the plethora of new evidence of impossibly complex intelligent design in nature and the collapsing faith in Darwinian evolution?

For atheists to actually know there is no God, they'd have to search for God everywhere (omnipresence) and be all-knowing (omniscient); thus, they would be God, thereby refuting themselves. Agnosticism (Greek for â€œwithout knowledgeâ€) provides a more honest â€œrationalityâ€ than atheism. Perhaps atheists and agnostics claiming â€œrationalityâ€ should read some of the hundreds of evidence-packed Christian apologetic books such as â€œThe Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesusâ€ by former atheist Lee Stroebel, or â€œI Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheistâ€ by Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek.

Moreover, Mohammed and Jesus were historical persons, not â€œmythical entities.â€ Mohammed didn't claim to be God, acknowledging both himself and Jesus to be prophets; he made only one self-fulfilled prophesy. Jesus fulfilled more than 100 ancient Jewish prophesies and claimed to be God, which he evidenced with his matchless life, deeds and resurrection â€œby many convincing proofs that he was aliveâ€ (Acts 1:3).

David Wallace, Warr Acres