we have different methods of gathering and passing forward information today that we had 2,000 years ago.
I used to post on a discussion board regarding the Left Behind series. Most of the people posting there did not believe the prophecy in Revelation to be literal. They didn't even believe in the pre Tribulation rapture that the Left Behind series is built (in part) on.
Meanwhile, you tapdance away from that your anecdote, which could be made up, isn't an argument. From now on, when you dodge, and slither, and squirm, I'll take it as an admission of guilt.