Can you defend/prove your faith or what you believe in?

Answer 1

Yes, I defend it by saying it has worked for me, and when I do not follow my faith, when I stray from what Jesus has said, then I fail. Every time, without exception.

My life is my proof and my defense.

Answer 2

What a contradiction of terms. Prove a faith? If you must understand, when one prays or casts spell the person does so with faith. This believe harnesses the power of the human mind, (humans normally use less than 25% of their brains potential in a lifetime) These brainwaves are required for faith. Science cannot really study them (or at least have serious problems) because science starts with doubt, disbelief. These things will hinder the process of communication with other realms of existence.

To come up with a nice little Hollywood example: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. If he did not believe, there was no bridge. If he did believe the bridge was there. It's corny, but a fine example of how faith works.

Answer 3

I would say defend rather than prove. I am a member of the Ethical Society, and I am an atheist. Which part of that needs defending or proving?

I think I can present adequate evidence to convince a reasonable person, but you cannot prove something to someone whose mind is closed against it. That's why we have voir dire in court cases: so the lawyers can determine whether a prospective juror is pre-judging the case on bias of some kind.

I will not attempt to prove either my Ethical Society affiliation or my atheism, but I will put a few links below so you can check them out if you like.

Answer 4

If religious beliefs could be proven they would no longer be beliefs they would be facts. No one can, per se, prove what they believe in but they can support what they believe with various scriptures.

But doing so would not be worth the time if they are explaining their scriptures to those who do not accept them as important. The whole purpose of faith is to believe what cannot be proven.

This is where many non-religious people go wrong. They equate the religious believers with the flat earth people. This is a mistake. The flat earth people refuse to believe something that has been scientifically proven. To not believe what has been proven is madness. To believe something that cannot be proven is faith.

So, many religious people can defend their faith through scriptures but of course it is not "provable". But even if one cannot support their beliefs, it does not invalidate their faith. They still have faith even if they cannot explain it very well.

Atheists have faith, too. They believe there is no God even though there is no proof that that is true. The problem is, they do not recognize the fact that what they believe requires faith, too. That is why I still insist that Atheism is a secular religion.
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Answer 5

I can defend it, but I cannot prove it.

Nobody can prove the truth of their religion to anybody else. Many people can defend their own belief, though.

Answer 6

Nope Agnostic is I dont know, meaning its not a concrete faith... at least Atheist know... so I am a man without a faith to proove / defend.

Answer 7

Yup. Read the works of St. Augustine, or St. Thomas Aquinas.

If you study the Catholic Church's teachings veerrry carefully, you will see that it is the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church which was founded by Christ and teaches the Truth.

It will take God's grace for you to believe, but His grace is open to anyone who asks - "Ask and ye shall receive."

Sure, it is definitely easier to defend!!

Answer 8

TRinity Matt 28:19

Answer 9

I defend my atheism by pointing out that there is not one shred of proof of the existence of any god(s).

Not that I have to defend my religious unbeliefs to you, since this is America and we have Freedom of (and from) religion here. If we all just kept our personal, private religious beliefs private, this country could come together instead of being torn apart by religion.

Answer 10

Yes but only to some one with an open mind. And a grasp of higher concepts