There is nothing that stipulates that a belief has to be rational or logical. A person is entitled to believe whatever they want, for whatever reason they find sufficient and no one has the right to tell them differently.
Absolutely correct. However, I also believe that although one may find their belief sufficient at the personal level, that finding does not exonerate it from being a faulty belief.
It would appear from your post that, for you, a lack of evidence exists for the existence of God..thats your belief. For others, there exists plenty of evidence for the existence of God..thats their belief. Either way, personally sufficient beliefs are irrelevant when it comes to God, God exists or God doesn't, and what we view at the personal level as evidence, has no bearing as to whether God truly exists or not.
The fact of the matter is that, regardless of our personal beliefs in life, we are held accountable for them. We are the sum total of our decisions and act according to our beliefs. As far as a Spiritual belief goes, you have decided that the evidence for God is non-existent and therefore act accordingly to that belief. For you this is sound logic, and if this belief is true, of course there is no accountabilty involved for this belief. Yet if this belief is wrong, then of course there would be accountabilty to the one that the belief was held against.
Evidence of God, is evident for many, and lacking for many. To believe in something without evidence would seem irrational, and at the same time to not believe in something with evidence is equally irrational. Remember, evidence is not always percieved the same by all, or required in the same manner by all. Regardless of what evidence could ever say, belief will always be done at the personal and individual level. Evidence only assists in a belief it does not dictate it, therefore we will always have to choose to believe in something or not. What we do with that belief of course, is a different matter as well.
We can believe that Gods exists or believe that God does not exsist. One of these beliefs is most definately a faulty belief, arrived at with a faulty logic, based on faulty perception of evidence. Which one of these beliefs is faulty is of course, totally left up to the individual themselves to decide.
Having the right to be wrong is a right owned by all. The right choice is vital when it comes to this matter. God exists or he doesn't. I wouldn't want to be wrong on this one.
Respectfully, Paul.
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