Quote Originally Posted by BrunswickDawg View Post
Isn't it a basic tennent of almost all religions that you have to have faith in something you can not see, can not be explained, can't be proven by science, and is omnipotent? That it is Faith that God exists despite the rational idea that he shouldn't or doesn't, that taking that leap of Faith and trusting what can not be seen begins the path to salvation, and that it is that Faith that should guide you? Because I'm pretty sure that was the jist of a whole lot sermons I've sat thru. Therefore the OP's statement about suspending rational thought is accurate?
I would argue that any formation of an all-encompassing worldview requires a leap of faith. In fact, it's not really an argument, it's just truth. But yes, absolutely there is a leap required, at some point you decide to dive in or get out. I don't believe that means you suspend rational thought. It's not that a person of faith in a religion or a god looks at truth and says, 'That isn't true.' It's that they view Scripture as ultimate truth, and a current scientific understanding of things is immaterial to that truth. After all, it was science that at one point said the earth was flat. We are constantly gaining a greater understanding of our surroundings; that is a process that has been taking place for thousands of years and will continue to for thousands more. Our current understanding is not an endpoint, it is but one mark on the timeline.