How flawed are your beliefs

You forgot the evident demonstration. Such as Joshua 23:14

my 2 pence
Faith need not be blind, faith like trust is built upon a series of observations over a period of time. Those observations are where you get your assurance from.
If I started a sequence 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Based on this record provided you trusted its source, your expectation is that the next number in the sequence would be 1.
This does not mean it could not be x, however you are satisfied that your faith is not misplaced.
Blind faith is believing the things heard, and not putting them to the test

You forgot the evident demonstration. Such as Joshua 23:14

Look, this is a philosophy section, not Christian.
I gave you the philosophy encyclopedia answer here, ( http://able2know.org/topic/232369-7#post-5564675 ) and your reply is Bible verses, that agree with me, even though you imply otherwise.

We can chase each other all day long with Bible verses, I am not interested.
I answered your question, and provided documentation.
I supported it with Bible verses, for the kiddies, so to speak.
You do not understand, I am not surprised.

Frank Apisa wrote:

BeHereNow wrote:

If I say the grass and the frog are one, that does not mean there is no frog, and no grass.

If I say the self is an illusion, that does not mean there is no Frank, and no BeHereNow.

Well...when you say that "self is an illusion"...what does it mean?

And how do you "know" it?

Let's discuss this.

I gave you the best I can on another thread, with this updated reply:
http://able2know.org/topic/174783-46#post-5564704

I have a fairly good list of references for intuitive knowledge and understanding, from both scientific and philosophical perspectives.

We should be able to agree that if Einstein and Steve jobs have something good to say about the intuitive process, there might be something to it.

Einstein quotes:
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."

"The only real valuable thing is intuition."

"The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it Intuition or what you will, the solution comes to you and you don't know how or why".
- Albert Einstein
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Steve jobs:
The people in the Indian countryside don’t use their intellect like we do, they use their intuition instead, and the intuition is far more developed than in the rest of the world… Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion. That’s had a big impact on my work.
Western rational thought is not an innate human characteristic, it is learned and it is the great achievement of Western civilization. In the villages of India, they never learned it. They learned something else, which is in some ways just as valuable but in other ways is not. That’s the power of intuition and experiential wisdom.”
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/01/11/intuition-vs-rationality/

I take from your posts that an understanding or reality eludes you.
You have looked to science, and religion, and still it eludes you.
Maybe I am mistaken. maybe you have found a sure way to understand, and correctly identify, reality. I do not think so.

Myself and others have found a path to understanding reality, by intuition.
You call this idea 'absurd'. ( http://able2know.org/topic/174783-46#post-5564666 )

And now, you want me to explain to you in a post or two what myself and others have spent many years 'researching'.

You want a short cut, a golden ticket to happiness, and I do not have it to give to you.

I offer a finger pointing the way, but that is not sufficient.
You want me to explain to you why this absurd idea is so - 'good'.

If you would have said "Yes BHN, this idea of intuition is a good and valuable thing, but I want to know reality a different way, without intuition."

I would have said, 'Sorry, no can do.'
So now I say 'Sorry, no can do.'

I could send you 15 or 20 of my favorite books, some with sidebar notes, and after you digested them, I could answer questions, that may or may not help.
Do you see the problem?

You have unknowingly bought into the instant gratification of pop culture.
"Kneel and pray, and eternal bliss will be yours."
"Read this book and all will be well."
'Watch Dr Odd (aka Dr Oz), and the mysteries of the human mind and body will be revealed to you."

Sorry, you can't get there from here.
This is your opening to say "Well then. it must be bogus, or you could explain it to me."
I must say, by all appearances you have done the groundwork.

I honestly think, believe, that what you seek comes from intuition.
Others here understand what I do. You do keep your eyes and ears open, no doubt about, it is just the mind which seems to be, in a rut.

You try to understand too hard, too much effort. Just let go.

Fifteen minutes to not only digest what I have written, but craft a response as well.
Well done.

Did not Abraham have prior experiences under which he could pin his faith?