If you want me to believe in God, you must make me touch him.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Faith requires tangible evidence or experience rather than just verbal claims.
- In plain terms
- You need proof to believe in God.
- What can you take from it?
- Belief often depends on empirical evidence or personal experience.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What counts as proof for you?
- Can you prove the divine?
Another view
Faith often claims to transcend empirical proof.
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