DVC, As for "blind faith", what other kind is there?? All faith must be blind to a certain extent. That's what faith is. It is believing in something that you can't touch or see, but that you believe in your heart and soul.

I heard a story once that, for me, sums up how we should conduct our relationship with God. A man lives in a town that has been inundated with flooding rain. The radio report states that the town is being evacuated because of the flood. The man says to himself, "I'm a religious man, I pray. God will save me," and he refuses to leave. The rain continues and the man must move up to the second floor of his house because of the rising waters.

A guy in a rowboat comes along with a megaphone, offering a ride to evacuees. Our friend says to himself, "I'm a religious man, I pray. God will save me," and he declines the ride.

Soon, he must move up to the rooftop of his home because the waters have risen past his windows. A guy in a helicopter sees him and offers to take him to safety. He declines, thinking to himself, "I'm a religious man, I pray. God will save me."

The man drowns. When he goes to heaven, he demands an audience with God. He says to God, "All my life, I served You. I was faithful. I prayed. But when I needed you most, you didn't save me."

And God says, "I sent you a radio report, a guy in a rowboat and a helicopter. What are you doing here?"

I believe that God sends help every day. You just have to trust in Him, and trust in yourself to recognize it. If that's "blind faith" in your opinion, then so be it. But I think that we must all choose to follow what we believe in our hearts, and to conduct ourselves as best we can as human beings.