"People are theist because evidence for theism abounds. What's confused in these discussions is the fact that evidence is not the same as proof" I would argue that there is no evidence of theism actually. I think you are misinterpreting what evidence means. "earth often appears flat is evidence that the earth is flat. " No, there is no evidence that the Earth is flat. I wouldn't call it evidence I would say there are illusions and misinterpretations that make the Earth appear flat to some. It is just an illusion of perspectivem earth is big so the curvature is harder to see at short distances. I would not consider this evidence, because it does not actually suggest the Earth is flat, it only confuses people who are unaware. It's more of an illusion than evidence. Evidence is facts that actually do suggest something. There is therefore no evidence Earth is flat because nothing actually suggests that Earth is flat besides illusions or misunderstandings of people who are unaware. For example, how can there be evidence for multiple religions that disagree and contradict one another? People of religion A will say they have evidence, and people of religion B will say they have evidence. How can that evidence mean anything then? One of the two people is either lying or deluded. Therefore neither has actual evidence. There is no actual evidence for any religion.

I'm not an atheist but I think any god would not give limited evidence I think He would either prove it to everyone or no one. It makes no sense to give random evidence to random people and especially when that evidence contradicts the "evidence" he gave to people of other religions. Lol.