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As far as "not probable, but possible..." that could apply to anything. ANYthing is possible. That way lies madness. We, as humans, are probability machines. We operate on the idea that what we see is probably true, especially if it can be repeated by other sources or borne out by other forms of evidence. Granted, there are times where something improbable has happened that has to be acknowledged on the sheer amount of evidence presented. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. The concept that ANYthing is possible and thus worthy of belief puts your thoughts on par with Last Tuesday-ism, the belief that the entire universe was created Last Tuesday, except that we've all been given thoughts and memories to make us think that the universe is much older. This way lies madness.
That whole "respect my beliefs" canard really doesn't fly, either. Delusional thinking should be shown for what it is. Would you respect someone that believed that invisible fairies lived in his garage? Of course you wouldn't, and if you say you will you're either a fool or a liar.
I guess I could address Christianity specifically, now. The fact that the physical manifestation of a deity decided to have itself tortured should show you the deranged thinking behind the "miracle" of the religion. You have to ask yourself...why did it decide to submit to the torture and pain? Because those are the rules set up BY THE DEITY ITSELF! Yahweh, which is of course the same as Jesus (2/3s of the "Trinity"...monotheism? Yeah, right), said that a sacrifice must be made. He sacrificed himself to himself because of rules created by himself. I can't tell if its sadistic or masochistic, but the logic certainly is tortured.
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