I once argued with somebody online for several days over Christianity.

And no, I wasn't on the offensive side.

I was on the 'for God' side. I threw every bible verse I could think of, found every shred of evidence that supported this "truth" and used my personal testimony as a final, unfailing rebuttal. I got an email from this Christian thanking me for my 'courage' and 'strength'.

But you know what?

What is God if He cannot sustain questioning?

How powerful, how substantial and how real is a religion if it cannot even withstand a little shaking under the scrutiny of logic or science?

And how insecure are its believers if at every hint of 'question'- they turn it around (not only on their own believers but on those who dare to question) that they are faithless, not walking right with God, and do not understand His mind.

To me, blind faith is nothing more than ignorance and stupidity.

It is nothing more than an excuse for the gaps in the knowledge that you cannot answer, and conveniently use 'faith' to overwrite.

Faith is not always a bad thing- but it is when it fogs up even your common sense and makes you judge others who are different with hatred.

Faith is what terrorists use to drive suicide bombers. Faith is what causes religious conflicts and wars world-wide.

Faith is dangerous when it's only reason for existence is to make you secure in your own beliefs, because you dare not or cannot face opposition for it. That is not faith anymore. That is indoctrination.

I do believe in 'faith' when it is used appropriately, and I do agree under certain circumstances it is required.

What I believe is that if there is a God so benevolent to send his only son to die on the cross for the world, He will not be cruel to persecute those who question him (not always because they oppose him).

I once heard it being preached that God wants you to use your mind- he gave you a bible to read so you have to be smart enough to do so. I don't see how such a God will then contradict the instinctive reactions of his very own creations- to be curious, to find solutions and answers, and to use the mind- and berate them severely for doing just that.