Why A Christian God Would Be Extraordinary

The image above is of the Milky Way galaxy, our Sun's home.  It is estimated that there are two trillion (2,000,000,000,000) galaxies in the observable universe (link). There may be as many as a hundred billion (2,000,000,000) solar systems in our galaxy (link). 

There are many scientific hypotheses that support an infinite multiverse underlying our universe, thus making the God hypothesis unnecessary (link).

Underlying our classical reality of atoms and molecules is quantum mechanics (link). Within such is a reality where the laws of cause and effect break down (link).

There is no claim of communication between God and humans consistent with the known laws of nature.

There is no way to even begin to compute a prior probability of God due to a lack of objective evidence of such (link).

Conclusion: 

• The claim for a Christian God lacks plausibility and probability, thus, it is extraordinary and requires extraordinary evidence for acceptance. There is no objective evidence for any God.

Extraordinary Claims DO Require Extraordinary Evidence

If I were to tell you that there is a Nissan Altima in my garage, would you question it? If I told you that there is an invisible, fire-spewing dragon in my garage, would you question it?
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It is always interesting when I run across an apologist who attempts to refute the commonly-accepted phrase, "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." The latest I have seen is this one from noted Christian apologist/philosopher William Lane Craig:

• Highly improbable events do not require extraordinary evidence in order to believe in them.
• We would be prevented in believing in many ordinary but highly improbable events.
• The lottery pick that hits the jackpot is one example.

Craig is conflating improbable events (unlikely to occur but we know they do occur) with extraordinary events (beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established). ALL claims for the supernatural, let alone Christianity, are certainly extraordinary and not just improbable.

The fact that Craig uses this apologetic in an attempt to dismiss the phrase is, to me, an example of the extraordinary obfuscation of Christian apologetics.

This link provides the truth about the phrase.

Extraordinary Claims

What should science do with claims that are implausible by our understanding of reality obtained through science?  In a recent lengthy discussion with an individual who seems to be more open to the research produced by parapsychology proponents than I am, I came to the conclusion that we are at odds regarding how to handle claims that are far removed from what is known about reality.