Faith comes by hearing? But Seeing IS Believing is the accepted notion? So what makes PROOF more valuable than FAITH? Aside from ya know...?

Question

PERSONAL PREFERNCE.

Update:

As a child...I was told by a person (of undesirable merit)...to "Believe NOTHING you hear, and only HALF of what you see"...

I considered this person a fool....as I was directed to think.

But how foolish....was this person...

Who was deemed foolish...according to what he had...

Update 2:

Now as an adult...I believe he had more....than everyone Judging him.

He had understanding....that what you ARE is NOT determined by what....you gain.

Answer 1

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Faith is another word for pretend.

Things that are real need no faith.  

Faith is worse than useless.

Myers put it best:

"FAITH. No one word personifies the absolute worst and most wicked properties of religion better than that. Faith is mind-rot. It’s the poison that destroys critical thinking, undermines evidence, and leads people into lives dedicated to absurdity. It’s a parasite regarded as a virtue." -- PZ Myers 

Answer 2

"But without faith it is impossible to please God, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that he is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him", Heb. 11:6 "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Heb. 11:1.

Answer 3

Seeing is not more valuable than faith Luminous.  Without faith it is impossible to please God for whoever comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him Hebrews 11:6.  Faith is a substance - it's what we hope for (before we see it), and the evidence whilst we are waiting in faith to receive it is unseen. (Hebrews 11:1)  That is much more valuable - having faith in an invisible God and seeking Him diligently without visible proof that He's there - than asking for proof of God who is invisible when He wants us to believe without proof.

Answer 4

I see Jesus Christ when he needs me to say something he sends angles to tell me. Sometimes I can see Jesus when I least expect to

Answer 5

ZERO for spelling, grammar and a complete absence of THINKING.

Nothing here, no logic, no critical thought... just cultist ignorance.

Answer 6

We use our eyes constantly during our waking hours and almost always trust what we see.  Contrariwise, we hear lies often from ads, salesmen, politicians, and money-grubbing preachers.

Answer 7

My personal preference is that 2 + 2 = 5.  I have faith that my answer is correct.  No amount of proof will change my mind.

Answer 8

Is sanity and insanity a matter of personal choice, too?

Answer 9

Preach on, Pastor Luminous.