Paradoxical relationship between belief and faith.

[Undeceived]

So Christians only have faith in God because they have decided to believe what the bible tells them. If you don't like my saying Christians have no faith in God, let me rephrase that to say that their faith in God is secondary to their faith in the bible. Faith in God is owing to your faith in what the bible tells you and prepares you to interpret your experience accordingly.

So what is it that gives you so much faith in the bible? Doesn't it just come down to the indoctrination you received to regard it that way? Had you been born into a Jewish home or a Muslim one surely you would have adopted their holy books and dutifully come to have believed what they believe just as fervently. How can you possibly think that anyone would turn their backs on their own beliefs to embrace your own?

That's how you approach every fact in life. You decide to believe. Why do you think a given article in the newspaper is true? You have reasons. The same goes for the Bible. Millions of people convert to Christianity every year. They had no prior 'indoctrination'. They had reasons for trusting the Bible. It's true that people can enter other religions that way, but don't turn this discussion into a study of human behavior. Examine the Book (the link between us and God), not people.

edit: check this video out- http://vimeo.com/8504251