text: why should i have faith in what is said in the bible, the koran and other religious texts? i was raised as a protestant christian (united church of christ) but when it came time for me to be “confirmed” into the church and i took catechism class and learned what i had to profess belief in to become a member of the church, i couldn’t do it. much of it seemed too fantastic, especially theological propositions like those found in the apostle’s creed and the nicene creed. i refused. that event started a process of seeking in which, over many years, i’ve studied different religions (both in college and on my own) and even experimented with some. i’ve also studied philosophy and just generally spent a lot of time thinking about religious and philosophical issues. i’ve tried to stay open minded, but at the same time i’ve studiously maintained a certain degree of skepticism to make sure that i didn’t get sucked into something just because it felt good unless i saw strong evidence for the truth of the associated beliefs. i’m asking this to see if there is anything i've overlooked. your not missing much, you sound pretty intelligent, and good for you that you searched it all out, instead of just accepting it.  but your header asks, why have faith? faith, in its essence, is believing in something you have no proof of. as long as you are searching religion, you will never find one that has hard truth for you to stick to. faith is what makes religion what it is, not proof, or proven facts.