To Finklestien
You cant prove something of which you can not firstly define. Proving a negative is a logical fallacy in itself. Faith, by definition, relies on a belief that does not rest on logic or evidence. Faith depends on irrational thought and produces intransigence.
Agree on all points.
There is an interesting thing about life, it is that it does not start with reason and ends with faith. A child’s mind is very limited and does not inform the child for the reason of her trust, but as she runs into her father’s arms she does so because of an unspoken trust that those arms will hold her. A child begins with faith that is then proven by reason. Over time that trust will be tested, and it is the character of the parent that will establish that trust to be wise. One starts life believing in Santa, The Tooth Fairy, Zeus, maybe the Flying Spaghetti Monster but overtime reason proves them wrong. My faith has substance, it is rational, based on the confirmed knowledge that Jesus has proven who He claims to be, God incarnate. Some accept by faith, I by reason. My faith is not orphaned by reason.
What I ask is that anyone who investigates does so honestly, researching both sides and follow the truth to where it leads them. There were many long nights that I spent searching for the truth, where ever it lead me. One thing I noticed over and over again. The God of the Bible is true, based on logic and reason.