Wow, so much fail in this thread.

I will not get into everything, as I do not have enough time to post it in this thread, but I will make a couple of points.

Geoff,
You cannot prove the existence of an infinite being with archeological evidence. Your entire goal of this thread cannot be proven with certainty. The approach you take is like the mathematicians of the 19th century. The only certainty is uncertainty, and probabilites are the measure.

QD is correct in that he stated that you are defending what you believe. I will take that further. You choose to have faith, and there is nothing wrong with that. In fact, that is the only method in which you can truly grasp the concept of an infinite being. To attempt to rationalize the belief is falacy in and of itself, as that cannot be accomplished - see Godel and Turing's works. They proved that there is things we know to be true, without being able to calculate whether they are true. Intuition is also one of these items, and is one that people easily understand.

The only correct way to explain belief is through personal testimony. Obviously, it is the only argument that cannot be refuted in any manner, other than outright rejection.

As for you attempt to show evidence of the veracity of the Bible, it is the wrong approach entirely. In 2000 years, no one has been able to disprove the Bible, so no further argument needs to be made on that issue. It is purely a matter of faith. People can freely choose to believe what they wish. If they choose not to believe that there is a god, then they can.

As for evidence of the Christian version of God, this is another item that cannot be proven through finite, scientific means. While we can establish probabilites that intelligence was required to create us, we cannot use the same reasoning and logic to say it is the Christian version of truth. Again, it comes down to personal faith. I have discussed this in other threads in the past.

Personally, I do believe that God is real, and is the God in the Bible. I draw that conclusion based on what I have been able to study and observe in this universe, but - understand this - I accept it completely based upon faith. Faith is not based upon proof.