Is Faith Reliable?

Why does a person need faith? If a thing were based on certainty, would we need faith? A person does not need faith to believe that the sun will rise the next day. Even if that person dies, the sun will still rise. There is clear and verifiable evidence for the sun. On the other hand, people need faith to believe in God. Why is that? Is there not proof that a God exists? If so, is this God the Christian God? Fundamentalist Christians certainly believe so. What proof do they have? Their assertion is based on faith. But what is faith? It is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. That belief leads to pivotal questions. People hope for things they do not have. It is logical to conclude that what they do not have does not necessarily exist. Similarly, if you cannot see something, does it really exist? You cannot know it exists if you do not see it. Faith is hope in essence.

The problem is, hope does not always come to fruition. If one is honest, they will acknowledge that hope is sometimes empty. On the other hand, experience is full. We know that the sun will rise tomorrow based on long-term experience. We know that death is certain based on experience. We also know that marriage and family is real based on the evidence of things seen. We are not certain of the existence of a deity because we have not seen him/her. Does that mean evidence does not exist? To some, evidence is the bible and religion itself. The problem is, we also have the Quran, Hindu and Budhists texts, and also paganism. How does one determine which of those paths are correct? The true path is the one that is provable. The tangible world is provable.