Do you believe; and why?

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(05-15-2019, 09:55 PM)Lucidus Wrote: For those that believe purely on faith, I would like to ask a few questions if you would indulge me?

Is it not the case that one could justify belief in any God based purely on faith?
Is it not the case that one could believe in any proposition based purely on faith?
Is it not the case that faith could lead one to both correct and incorrect conclusions?

If you answered yes to all three questions, then it seems that you would likely agree with me that "faith" is an extremely unreliable pathway to truth. If you do agree with that assessment, then why depend on it as a justification for your belief?

If you do not agree, do you apply the same standard of faith [in the religious sense, not the colloquial usage] to other aspects of your life? That is to say; do you believe other important things based purely on that version of faith?

Everyone that believes in the God of Abraham does so purely on faith. 

If you truly are searching I will respond to you endlessly. If you're just looking for a "gotcha" or an angle to make the believer seem irrational then go kick rocks. Much like your unnoticed interchanging of the words begging/asking only you know for sure; but I have my assumptions. 

But I'll most likely continue to respond anyway as long as it remains civil. Because: who knows?