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  • Evaluating beliefs based on consistency, logical conclusions, and alignment with human experience is more important than trying to definitively prove them.
  • Secularism, like religious beliefs, requires faith in unprovable moral values such as equal human rights and universal benevolence, while Christianity provides a logical basis for these values through a belief in a loving God who created all human beings.

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The Complexity of Faith and Belief

The process of losing or gaining faith is complex and involves more than just looking at arguments and evidence. Background beliefs and personal biases play a significant role. Smart people can come to different conclusions due to their own set of commitments and beliefs. Secularism itself is a set of unprovable beliefs and requires faith, just like religious beliefs. Thus, comparing and evaluating beliefs is crucial rather than trying to prove them definitively.

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