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There is a reason why all of that stuff gets served to us on television - because it's fantastic and implausible and it's great to make believe. I've never said that my logic is infallible... hell, I may be proven wrong one day - I could see it if it happened. I mean, if I saw a ghost when I was certain that I was in my right mind, I suppose I'd have to restructure my entire belief structure. However, do you believe that Siegfried and Roy actually perform magic? Do you believe John Edwards actually talks to the dead spirits on his TV show? Do you believe that David Blaine can actually levitate?
If you obsess about something, you will find it everywhere you look. If all it takes for you to feel god is a menial wish granted, then I suppose you'd be filled with faith at the end of every day. However, being easily pleased can add up to a lot of easy satisfaction and a LOT of dissonance.
I'd like for you to recount to me a time in which your faith was fulfilled. I'd like to know what was extraordinary about it, what you expected from it, and how it made you feel. Was it an instance or was it a period of time? Was anyone there to experience it with you? What kind of state of mind were you in during it all?
Let's stop being vague and let's start analyzing these things that build faith. Let's find out the genuine essence of faith.
Then I'd like to know why people always thank god when they do well, but never blame him when they do bad. I've never been able to figure that one out.
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