Can you believe in what you don't see?

Question

Yes or No?
Or is more needed?
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Answer 1

Yes, I can believe in what I don't see however there must be
some logical reason or evidence for me to do so...

Answer 2

I can believe, if someone I trust can see it. I can't believe, if nobody reliable can see it.

I mean, I cannot see Europe from here, but I know it's there because that's what people say, and I have no reason to believe that everybody else in the world is lying about it. So, I haven't seen Europe, but I believe it's there. But if someone came without proof to tell me there is a new continent, and others claimed that that doesn't exist, I wouldn't believe those who claim the continent exists. Not until they brought me proof. But then again, they would also have to show me how it is important for me to believe them. You see, the first response I'd give to them would not be "Prove it". It'd be "Why should I care?" That's where we are when it comes to religion. We haven't gone past question number one.

So, why should I care to believe in what I cannot see?

Answer 3

Yes.

believe-
1. to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.
–verb (used with object) 2. to have confidence or faith in the truth of (a positive assertion, story, etc.); give credence to.
3. to have confidence in the assertions of (a person).
4. to have a conviction that (a person or thing) is, has been, or will be engaged in a given action or involved in a given situation: The fugitive is believed to be headed for the Mexican border.
5. to suppose or assume; understand (usually fol. by a noun clause): I believe that he has left town.

What you should be asking is weather your belief is justified.
Justified-
1. to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
2. to defend or uphold as warranted or well-grounded:


Then you get into weather you mean see as in sight or as in observed. I can't see the wind but I can observe it. That is to say I observe the wind as it blows the trees. I can't see a black hole but I can observe its severe gravitational pull on other objects.

Answer 4

If you removed all of the empty space between the nuclei and electrons in the atoms in a human body, the human body would not be visible to the naked eye. Most things would not be visible to you. The sun would be the size of a pea. Most of what you see does not exist.

Yes. Don't place so much emphasis on seeing, or touching for that matter. They are both misleading.

Answer 5

Personally,I cannot believe in that which I cannot see. I was raised a Christian, I had my doubts, I did my research and my questioning. The conclusion I came up with was no evidence what so ever supported there being a God. I did find my answers in evolution. I have been an atheist ever since. That was 31 years ago, and I have never douted my decision.

Answer 6

Not without additional information. For example, I believe in oxygen even though I can't see it....I believe in electricity even though I can't see it. The existence of these things has been independently and empirically verified over and over. So I can believe without being able to see them. I have not ever seen a ghost, nor has anyone (that I know of) been able to empirically verify their existence. So I don't believe in them.
I like proof, or at least strong empirical evidence, before believing in something.

Answer 7

Can you see the wind, can you see thoughts, can you see gravity? But yet you know they are real. So what is the difference that I believe in God. I know He is real and loves me very much. And He loves you too. May God bless you!! : )

Answer 8

Faith is not based on unseen realities. There has to be an evident demonstration, or evidence for conviction, concerning unseen realities in order for faith to exist. If one does not have any evidence or evident demonstration of the existence of unseen things, how can he put faith in such unseen things, the existence of which he would not be aware of? Therefore, it would be wrong to read this verse as if it said: ‘Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, though the evident demonstration of realities is not beheld.’ Why so? Because if one does not behold the evident demonstration of realities, how can he know of such realities or have the assuring conviction concerning their existence? In the Greek text the expression “though not beheld” applies to or modifies “realities.” The expression “though not beheld” does not apply to “evident demonstration.” Since the “realities” are invisible to our human eyes, we have to have an evident demonstration of them in order to have faith built up in us as to the existence of such unseen realities.

Consequently, what the writer of Hebrews 11:1 is saying is that faith is the equivalent of the “evident demonstration of realities though not beheld.” The one who has faith is convinced by this evident demonstration, and for this reason he does not have to see the realities themselves. He therefore acts in harmony with the existence of those realities, although he has not yet seen them. Nevertheless, he is not acting blindly, because by his mental perception and heart appreciation he has an evident demonstration that proves to him the actuality of the real things that have not been beheld by him.

Answer 9

Can you see the wind?
can you see the air? Faith is the substance of things hoped for the the evidence of things not see.

Answer 10

You can believe in things you can see, and in things you can't see. The important thing is believing the truth.