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I take it you're new to the SciMathPhil forum. Search on Pascals wager to see why its not +ev.

Briefly, you assume that if god exists then your right about his nature. You may be putting your faith in a god who would rather you relied on reason.

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Yes, I'm new here. I haven't searched for the thread. I said, "that's pretty much it." I didn't say my thoughts were an exact paralell. Whether it's +or-EV doesn't matter.

My faith is that the God I believe in wants me to use my brain and all the reasoning power I have. I did. I continually try to.

My reasoning is that I don't have the answers to all the questions. No one else does, either. In their minds they do. So be it. I can accept that. I've had more than just a few doubts and I've screamed at and cursed at my God. I'm not a perfect human being. But I have been and am being, perfectly human. I have faith that's the way He knows I will be.

I've had far too many experiences in my life that cause me to believe in God.