If I can prove the existance of God to myself, that's good enough for me.
The opposite of Reason is "I believe in God because my parents did". That's not reasonable.
Yes, but you'll have missed your deadline ;)
The opposite of Reason is "I believe in God because my parents did". That's not reasonable.
For whatever reason, I have a sneaky suspicion that this is exactly why many, if not most, people believe. Church is just sort of what you do on Sunday morning, a kind of reflex action. A critical, introspective examination of the basis for one's faith is never really undertaken - people believe what they believe because that's what they were brought up to believe. The person who does come to a particular faith by introspection and reflection is a rare bird indeed.