Knowing the existence of God is unnecessary?
Strawman. That wasn't what was being discussed.
That sounded like something Eleanor Clift would come up with.
I know a lot of people who claim to know all about God, but since they all contradict each other, not more than one of them can be correct.
I feel enormous awe while contemplating existence. It is certainly beyond my ken. But I am not particularly amused by people who claim to have figured it out.
I am much more likely to trust people who study the original manuscripts, the world itself.