Tim-Wouldn't faith HAVE to be blind? The whole point of faith is that it is a blinding, dazzling, emotional experience. You must have this burning conviction in order to truly believe in God. Faith is irrational, unproveable and totally real to those who believe. The description of Saul (Paul) on the road to Damascus is a wonderful description of someone overtaken by faith,the scales fell from his eyes! And like many in that situation he became a fanatical believer. This topic is now 24 pages long and we who do not believe cannot shake the conviction of those of you who do. Of course faith is blind, and those of us who do not share it are forced back into arguments that make no dents at all! Such stubborn conviction provokes admiration and perhaps a little envy.