Well, it is a religion of mitzvot rather than "faith," and it is a mitzvah to believe in G-d.
It's not an argument. If you say you believe it, that's fine with me. I can't argue with people's beliefs any more than I can argue with their tastes. But if they claim they know something for a fact, then I ask for proof.
Here's a riddle for you (one with a correct answer). There are two sections in the Torah that list the species of animals that Jews may and may not eat. Chickens are not mentioned in either list as either permitted or prohibited. Yet Jews know (not "believe") that they are permitted to eat chicken. How do they know this?
The burden is not on me. The burden is on the one making extraordinary claims. priori assumed as something objectively real is irrelevant.
If you say so . . . soliton.
I have never met a devout Catholic (or any other Christian) who doubted any of the alleged miracles in the Old Testament.
So you don't consider yourself a chr*stian? What's your word for yourself?
In fact, most of the prophesies believed true in the New Testament are stitched together from various parts of the Old Testament.
Yeah, agreed. The whole NT's a rip-off.
So, I am not sure where you are getting this notion from.
From all the chr*stians on this forum who are denying the historicity of the Hebrew Bible and then getting on their little child-like knees to believe every miracle of chr*stianity, natch! I've been arguing with you lot for years.
How do you know that the mitzvot are God's commandments? And which mitzvah says you must believe in God?
Chickens are not mentioned in either list as either permitted or prohibited. Yet Jews know (not "believe") that they are permitted to eat chicken. How do they know this?
I don't have a clue. If I had to guess it would be because they are not mammals and don't ruminate, and they are not carnivorous. But the answer is still dependent on assumption that the Bible is truly God's word.
So you don't consider yourself a chr*stian? What's your word for yourself?
I am who I am (and I don't mean God, so don't jump to nay conclusions). I have no label.