On Non-belief

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Again, faith does not mean "I trust completely with no backing". We are not called to blind faith, but informed faith is encouraged because it strengthens.

Might I ask, what is this "backing", exactly? If it is the number of people who agree that Christianity is true, the I will have to point out that there are a lot of Muslims too.

Nah, argument by popularity is a fallacy. Similarly, I don't ascribe to utilitarianism and would greatly prefer a merit-based political promotion style rather than a vote from the mob.

The "backing" (which technically isn't required and people ignore it for God knows why) is most accurately understood in logical formula, but it is still present even without that. I have a really strange concept of how even a child can potentially know God even if blind and deaf. First, assume people are body and soul. These two work together, and so as the body develops, the soul gets to do its job better. Once the rational ability is able to be accessed, a kid can make the connection of some things being objective, thus creating some sort of god. Usually there is truth to whatever religion is made, such as in the vedas or nature worship or whatever, but there are simultaneously flaws. This is because it's man made. We can't actually get the whole of the situation, but we do get part of it.

To summarize, the more answers receive from our questions on reality itself, the more backing we have for God.

Again, faith does not mean "I trust completely with no backing".

Yes it does. The definition of faith is a strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.

It is total blind faith. And you know what, whatever floats your boat. I have friends who are religious who completely acknowledge that their religion is on nothing but faith.

I'd like you to acknowledge it as well.

Your friends are wrong. Plus, I've been defining faith as "relationship with God/trust in God" this whole time. Assuming your friends are Christians, the book of James states that the demons believe in God. Belief with respect to salvation obviously is a little more than the recognition of existence.

What parts of the bible (if any) do you reject as evidentially false?

I like to play this game sometimes. The entire bible is infallible. What area would you like to tell me contradicts?