Discussion Question from 2/19/20 :

Is it better to base your every belief purely on facts alone or is it okay to have some beliefs that are led by nonfactual evidence or no evidence at all?

In my opinion having faith based beliefs is okay and can be beneficial. As an example I didn’t always attend church. When I became an adult I took my own ideas about what it meant to have faith and one of which was that I didn’t need to go to church to go to heaven so I stopped attending. It became to the point where I didn’t think of church at all on Sundays. It wasn’t until after I went through a hardship stage where I was depressed and didn’t feel like anyone would understand that I felt I needed help. I felt like I needed to go to church in order to complete the healing process. I then went to a church here in Sacramento called New Seasons Christian Worship Center with my best friend. That day was a turning point in my life where after that I enrolled in college started back working a steady job and here I am today. That belief in going to church isn’t based on facts but it did and continues to help me in my everyday obstacles. In my honest opinion had I not returned to church and got a good message out of it I don’t think I would be in the space I’m in today physically and mentally. I can also say that after going through trials of depression I am receiving and appreciating church way more. That small belief based on no factual evidence of any kind has greatly influenced my life in a positive way. Had I only had beliefs based only on factual evidence, I would not have discovered what church can mean for me.

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