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Why do you think faith is an accurate means of determining reality?

Reality. In an attempt to gain some footing here I looked up the definition. Unfortunatly what I got was very vague and nothing close to what I wanted so; let's bring this back around to post-modernism and the idea of absolute truth. First let's understand that reality is based on our perception and therefore can be considered subjective. For example when I was younger (three or so) I didn't have any idea that there were people whodidn't believe in God as it was my perception that his existence as an absolute truth. As I've grown my perception of the world has changed and most of my thoughts of an absolute truth being able to be perceived by humans have faded away; however, I still believe that God is an absolute truth because this is my perception of reality. This is where my faith comes from; my fundamental understanding of the world. Of course your perception of the world is different than mine and has lead you to the inclusion that God isn't real, it has caused you to doubt. As doubt it the absence of faith I would argue that your beliefs require no more or less intelligence than mine simply that we view the world differently.

It should never be claimed that it is superior, I do believe that it's more important or more prevalent in society than the scientific method. When you step into a cab you don't ask to see the drivers record you simply assume that you can trust him to get him safety to were you're going. Faith. Personally I also think that objectivity is impossible as previous understandings and opinions will always cause some subjectivity whenever something is touched by human hands.

Unfotunately not everyone takes this view. History has plent of examples, the Crusades, the Reformation, even the rise of Christianity. But Samy I have a question for you. Could something happen to make you change your beliefs? Whether to a different religion, sect or stop believing all together?

This is what sets past Christianity apart from modern Christianity. Back then, was there enough scientific evidence and technology that showed, from a scientific point of view, how life began, how it works, and what goes on that we can't physically see? Not really. That's why they turned to religion as an answer. Problem is, other people had different beliefs. The problem I saw with this is, they saw other beliefs as evil, along with refuting religion as being evil, even blasphemous. They just HAD to stick "questioning God is evil" in their faith.
Now, we have the option to look at life from a different point of view. You can either continue to look at religion for the answer, or you can learn about science and its point of view. But what really makes science any truthful from religion? It has to be the fact that we try many different tests to see if the same conclusion can be said in different forms, whether or not it is conclusive or just false, and whether or not this refutes other parts of science. It has to be the difference between what we know and what we think, and even sadly, what other people think.

Regardless there are still those who believe they are superior to other because of their faith, even today. History can still teach us about our present times.

Regardless there are still those who believe they are superior to other because of their faith, even today. History can still teach us about our present times.

And atheists have never insinuated that they are superior to other people because of the other peoples' faith?

Regardless there are still those who believe they are superior to other because of their faith, even today. History can still teach us about our present times.

It isn't the same thing. A zealot simply says you're going to Hell because you don't believe in my god. Or they say, "Die because you don't believe in my god." Atheists have nothing to go to such extremes.

There are also the people who believe they are better than others due to their lack of faith.

Crusades, Inquisition, the aftermath of the Templar, the Revolutionary War, 9/11, I have a list here that were not as popular but still effective....

"Some say I've killed, some call me Satan
Now my blood must be spilled

I'm sentenced for crimes i did not commit
I'll pay with my blood, is this really it?

Don't call his name, don't trust in others
Bishops fighting for fame
Torture in vain, i won't surrender
Purified by pain

Mankind's great mistake was to create god
Creation of man, excuse to spill blood"

These are lyrics to a song, but the lyrics actually make sense. The great irony is, different religions really have no clue which path is correct, which god is the true god, which religion is the true religion. Of course, you'll say "Mine is the correct one!", but do you really know?

Now then, the follies, concepts, and methods of god and religion. The existence of such a deity, now THAT'S the part that can't be dug through a person's mind

World War 2, The Six Day War, various Middle Eastern conflicts, the dispute over Tibet, several Jihads...

(Sits back and waits for the "Those wars weren't really because of Christianity" and "Well that's not the true religion" excuses.)

But Samy I have a question for you. Could something happen to make you change your beliefs? Whether to a different religion, sect or stop believing all together?

(Sits back and waits for the "Those wars weren't really because of Christianity" and "Well that's not the true religion" excuses.)

But like I said before, those were &quotast conflicts" that didn't have much acceptance, ethics, or scientific advances back then. They had their god to answer for everything. Now, it's much different. Those who ordered those wars to be executed? Extremists. I'm pretty sure an average church goer wouldn't want something similar to that to happen. Common sense dictates that.

*high fives freak*

Oh hai shortened version of my general argument.