Why is faith important?

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Well, I understand your skepticism for taking my testimony seriously.

But if you consider that nearly every society in history from Jews (with Hasidic mysticism) to Christians (with the Catholics and charismatic mystics) to Muslims (they have their own mystical tradition) to Hindu's (a variety of mystical traditions) and Buddhists (also emphasize the supernatural) and animists, wicca, satanism and various other groups, shamans, has had some sort of tradition of the spiritual world.

That adds up to millions of separate TESTIMONIES. Of course, there are billions of people in the world, and not all have had supernatural experiences. But there are millions of people who have directly practiced some form of mysticism or magic or something like this. The collective, cultural experience of each culture points to the supernatural, but that ould be ad populum.

A testimony, however is not ad populum. If you want to prove there was a murder, the more people you have as witnesses, the stronger the evidence.

I can promise you that it is real. I understand, my testimony is not the best.

Do you know who Saul Kripke is? He is one of the most famous logicians of the 20th century. He talks about how materialism is a "prejudice that many have". He thinks that most people accept materialism based as a prejudice. The word is ironic, since materialists reduce the vast majority of the worlds mystical culture to what they consider "prejudice" based on a scientific studies that they have done of supernatural practice done from their presuppositions about what mysticism is or what it should fit into.

I used to spend 30 hours a week praying and seeking God. I could feel His presence consistently. I have experience so many prayers.

Seek for yourself. I would recommend the book celebration of discipline by Richard Foster. Just try doing some of the disciplines and not thinking about it so hard and asking God to meet you. You will see that it is real, if you really turn toward God. Might not happen the first time, but it did for me. http://www.amazon.com/Celebration-Discip...discipline

Did I miss something here or are you saying that you take the testimonies of other people from other religions with a different god than yours.......as real?