Our theists of all labels please answer....

[RoadRunner79]

Do theists really need to be able to articulate *why* they believe in God in order to be justified in believing?  People kept breathing long before they were able to figure out why it's necessary.   But even if we never figured it out, we'd still be justified in actually breathing.  Likewise, it may be that some religious people are never able to answer the question of why they believe.  Still doesn't mean they aren't justified in doing so.

Valyza,

I agree somewhat, and what you are talking about does come up occasionally.  You don't have to understand how or why, to have justified belief.  Lack of knowledge in how gravity works, doesn't effect the observations, and reasons, to believe that there is such a thing as gravity. You don't have to go to school for many years, to believe what the doctor tells you is required for treatment (although sometimes a second opinion may be recommended).   And you don't have to have a scientific study to have justified belief. 

However, I am not an advocate, of having no justified reason outside of yourself for belief (on anything of consequence anyways).  You can't be justified in believing anything you want, or whatever feels right. 

When this normally comes up, is when someone demands that you need to be able to explain everything, in order to believe what is evident.