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Originally Posted by Karak
I don't believe in it because it makes life "easier" and because it "helps me cope" with difficult topics. I believe in it because I genuinely think it's true. It certainly doesn't make life "easier."
Yes. I'm glad you said this, and I respect you for it. That line of thinking that you are responding to here always tilts me so bad. You can't choose faith, because then it isn't faith; it's something else.
If you had said you chose to imagine a god because it made you feel better or helped you cope with the thought of your own death, I would definitely lose some respect.