Fideism vs. Rationalism

We live in an age of disloyalty, betrayal, disbelief, falseness, fraud and skepticism. I am not a skilled philosopher, so I am scientifically disqualified to write this paper. But in a different perspective, philosophy alters everyone, so we all should be knowledgeable of its present bearing. Philosophy is the basis of diplomatic arrangement; an example would be Marxism. You and I are both intuitive people who seek knowledge. Back-fence talk is perchance a poor illustration …

…on faith, even though it may not be a supernatural belief. I am still at the same place I was when I started writing this paper. I feel as if I am agnostic but forced to believe in uncertainty. If to believe in God will keep my girlfriends' parents liking me, than so be it. But like William K. Clifford said, "It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence."