I don't deny that most leaps people take are into the abyss. That is why we have been given the Great Commission and that is why we pray that the Holy Spirit will work within the lost. Apologetics may work for you, it never has for me. In the end, dichotomy is all we have. Belief does not make things true.
Evidence makes things true.
You have taken a leap into believing you can interpreted truth and then verify it. Truth can only be found in faith in our God, the God of Truth and Love.