If Christ died on the cross for all of humanity

I have read the greater part of this thread, and the discrepancy in intelligence between theists and the myriad forms of non believers is stark and startling.  The theists invariably resort to the most simplistic and transparent "arguments" such as the pathetic pascal's wager, and the ever shrinking god of the gaps, followed by appeal to (dubious) authority by quoting their own root legends as proof for the same.  Failing that, they resort to a particularly pathetic string of ad hominem attacks, such as the one quoted above, and the myriad others where this ill informed man chooses to draw attention to himself by screaming "COWARDS" from the hilltop, whilst the battle is raging in the valley below.  Ihave seen the great doctor penrose and his objections to the standard model of quantum mechanics repeatedly bastardized by the most sane and rational of the theists, and i will now put a stop to that.  Penrose, like hawking, greene, and myriad others have their own pet theories to advance in the search for a unified field theory.  Penroses' pet is twistor theory, and his attacks on the standard model should be viewed in such light.  Seeing as you are obviously ignorant of the physics behind his critiques and instead choose to  co-opt them in defense of theism, I would suggest you read his book "The Road to Reality" in order to satiate your man crush on sir penrose. All of that said, the standard model is still experimentally sound, and until an alternate theory becomes testable, it will continue to be the standard of particle physics.

I'm 32, and my pendulum has swung from the agnosticism any sane, intelligent middle schooler feels, towards a harder, more entrenced atheism.  I attribute this to the accumulation of knowledege, and the lack of any huge personal tragedy and or substance problem during my immediate post adolescent years.  In my experience, the vast majority of true believers are either born, bread, brainwashed, or "come to god" early in their adulthood because of personal weakness/affliction, or tragic circumstances.  Most of the remainder are just terrified of their own mortality.  That said, dismissing a valid argument because of the age of its interlocutor is simply the most banal, base form of intellectual bigotry.

Thousands of people believe elvis is not amongst the ranks of the deceased- should we therefore not doubt the veracity of their claims?  Just a total logical failure.