Remember, your post has (at the time of this comment at least) a score of 4. Subjects that are "taboo" on LessWrong are taboo because people tend to discuss them badly. You asked some legitimate questions, and some people provided you with good responses.
If you're willing to consider changing your mind, the next step would be to read the sequences. A lot of what you mention is answered there, such as:
I've read several of the sequences, and I'm fairly familiar with this community's way of thinking.
Everyone is referring me to Absence of Evidence; I think that it's a weak argument in the first place, but it also seems to be the only one a lot of people have.
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.