Faith is an irrational belief

Sounds interesting, let's do this. :)Underlying the resolution is the claim that intellectual, educated and logical reasons for faith, specifically for Jesus Christ, are nonexistent (the former two are somewhat redundant). Unfortunately, these reasons do, actually, exist. I will now go straight to the heart of this debate and directly propose intellectual, educated and logical reasons for faith.When we, as human beings, take several steps back and look at life, we will begin to ponder its purpose. What are we here for? The generic conclusion is that man is just another life form and should push the thought of purpose into the background and, instead, live life to the fullest. Hence terms such as, YOLO or Carpe Diem and other such nonsense. Others conclude life to be meaningless that there is no purpose for our lives. We just are. Reflection on life leads ultimately to the thought of death. We live for such a fleeting instant that it seems almost unfair. Our existence is so irrationally short that some are driven insane by this thought. Others are tortured by time. The habits of life, as Beckett adquately put it, are the great deadeners. Time itself is something we love and hate. Time s man's ultimate possession. Our lives are set under the confines of time that none of us have yet to escape. How does our society dole out punishments? A child has its time taken away (timeouts). In the adult world, a criminal has his time cut short (prison) or completely taken away (capital punishment) depending on the degree of crime. There is nothing we cherish more than time. Our times with our loved ones, our childhood times, times of happiness, nothing we do escapes time. The more an intellectual tries to delve into this concept; to truly comprehend our inane existence, the more he/she is given toward irrationality.An excerpt on the brilliant Geoffrey Pyke:"Pyke was given a commission to look into the problems of the National Health Service and, characteristically, made his contribution as a part of a minority report.[64] He remained eager to convey his unconventional ideas, he wrote and broadcast. He campaigned against the death penalty,[65] and for government support of UNICEF[66] But the more he thought about trying to achieve a better world, the more pessimistic he became –." [1]The ephemereal nature of life is, in most cases, counterbalanced by religion. In fact, the worst of living conditions usually have the highest count in the religious: In order to better control & pacify the African American slaves under the pretext of white supremacy (the burden of 'educating' the uneducated), many slave owners push the spread of Christianity among the African American masses. It no surprise that the idea that suffering had a purpose was eagerly accepted. Slaves were henceforth better able to bear their otherwise unbearable situation. It was with logic, that of suppression, that gave rise to faith.IntellectualThe intellectual is prone to practicality as this is what makes the it categorically intellectual. It is practical toward the appeasement of the intellectual/rational mind to assume faith, especially one similar to that of Christianity. By taking up faith, one is able to relieve many of the tortures of mankind which non-faith fails to theoretically solve. The theory of a supreme being, of purpose, mollifies the mind and gives it a greater capacity toward directing thoughts in other directions. The extremely controversial issue of life no longer acts as a potential factor in limiting one's intellectual capabilities toward meaningless contemplation. Hence, the intellectual decision of chosing faith.LogicalLet us take Christianity for example. Objectively, it is prudent, logical to have backups. When a Photoshop artist edits an image, he/she usually makes a duplicate copy of the image in order to preserve the ordinary copy in case of irrevocable errors. This copy, which may not be necessary, is good to have as it would save the artist proportionally less effort than if the copy was never made.Similarly, it is good to have a religion (Christianity in this case) as a safeguard against the possibilities of eternal torment. While the photoshop artist saves 2-5minutes of undoing/reobtaining an original copy of a ruined image, the religious saves an eternity by giving practice to a religion. A peaceful mind gives rise to greater productivity. It is established fact that an agitated/nervous mind is less capable than a more placid/sharp mind.Conclusion: There are intellectual/educated and logical reasons for faith. Resolution anulled.[1]http://en.wikipedia.org...P.S. "There is no evidence of Jesus Christ.." Really now? What about the bible, the scriptures, all the documents and testaments written in support of his physical existence as a historical figure? Did thousands of people suddenly decide to make up a person and a religion out of nowhere? Hahahahahaha*Please ignore the postscript as it is only a commentary to the opposition to a statement CON finds absolutely amusing*