[jibalt]

"I've thought very carefully on what kind of evidence could be presented to me to show that Christianity was wrong"

I don't believe this.

"I'd be interested in what kind of evidence Dennet would accept to show him that his atheism was wrong."

Perhaps the reason you aren't aware that he has addressed this at length is that you don't have have his name right.

Also, as Chris Hitchens noted, religion poisons everything, including this thread.

[edanm]

You're being unnecessarily mean and confrontational, that isn't a good fit for HN.

You can take parent at their word that he's thought about it and engage, or you can choose not to engage. No reason to disparage them.

[jibalt]

No, you. I was neither mean nor confrontational, I merely expressed my personal skepticism. I could have gone into detail as to why his statement is implausible, but that would have been mean.

So as to minimize confrontation, I won't respond to any further provocation.

I will also note that religion is off-topic at HN, for obvious reasons.