The excuse of believing based on “Faith” is blind obedience but if it serves you well, so be it.
I have no problems with Christian belief. The “Best” people on this planet are generally Christians so I have no problem with that fact.
I just refuse to be blinded and accept everything that the Bible says because I know human nature to well.
Did Shakespeare actually exist? Some say yes and yet nobody can point to any one writer that claimed or could prove that he was “THE” Shakespeare.
The Greek word used for faith is the same word for belief.
It is a different meaning than what you are reading into it.
Sit back, place faith in God, through faith in Christ, what God provides, and He will guide you appropriately.
“The excuse of believing based on “Faith” is blind obedience but if it serves you well, so be it.”
When I mentioned a certain amount of faith it was only in the context of that from my observation of nature and my reasoning it seems logical that a Creator exists. I cannot prove it at this time. Perhaps some time in the future we can. I think that the study of quantum physics holds some promise, but we shall see. As I said I will keep an open mind and adjust my beliefs as we get more information.
As far as blind obedience, I only feel an obligation to be obedient to my own conscience and my sense of what is right and wrong is based on reason, not what I read in some book or someone tells me. The Creator as I see him is not so vain as to require my blind obedience and worship.
As far as an afterlife, I have my doubts, but of course I hope for one. We can only know or if there is not one, not know, when it happens. In either case I guess we will least not be disappointed. I am happy if life on earth is all I get so I don’t spend any time worrying about it. I do not believe in a hell.
I only give thanks to him for giving me two things, life and the ability to reason. I have doubts however that he cares about my thanks, but maybe part of him does since I believe that the whole universe including ourselves is the Creator.
It is sad that this world is divided mostly by revealed religions that emphasize differences between us instead of a natural belief in a Creator that emphasizes that we really are all one, tied together in harmony with the entire universe.