Do you believe; and why?

[Lucidus]

(05-15-2019, 11:33 PM)bfine32 Wrote: 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? 

"Gotcha's" are utterly useless in an honest dialogue, as they tend to undermine the the discussion. 

In much the same way, placing undo importance on things like trivial semantics, can sometimes have the same effect. However the use of the words ask and beg seem to be an issue for you in our dialogue, may I ask why the focus? To ask is to request an answer. To beg is to make an urgent request. While beg might be a bit more hyperbolic in this context, I see no real importance to the overall point in terms of requesting forgiveness. 

Whether one asks for forgiveness, or begs for forgiveness, is not the intended goal exactly the same - to be granted forgiveness?