What is a Jew

[bmolsson]

There is nothing in the legal dicta of the U.S. or Indonesia I would wager that conflates civil duty with a required attitude. The IRS doesn't care if you like or dislike paying tax, as long as you do it.

If you believe that blowing up large buildings is a good idea, you will be detained immediately, even if you have not blown any buildings up. Isn't that correct ?

There are many crimes that is set on your mental state, before any actual actions has been taken by you. All in the interest of the safety of the society.

Why would you consider something written as a proof?

Are you arguing that belief equals existential reality meaning: I write about something then that something actually happened or exists?

Not at all. Let us take one example:

If you have 1,000 people eating a cake. You then ask them to tell you what it taste like. The majority answer "strawberry".
Would you consider that the cake taste "strawberry" ?

Now take the same group and ask them to pray. You then ask them to tell you if God answered their prayers. If the majority answered, yes, God answered my prayer.
Would you consider that God exist ?

Given that all cultures have been basically theistic this wouldn't seem to be the case. Atheism (with small exception) is a relatively new standard.

With very few exceptions, all cultures are built around a powerstructure with somebody raised above others. This includes secular cultures.

Theologians, paranormals, shaman etc.

Yep, there you have a point.

Your faith couldn't see under my hat?

I'm a surfer, surfers can't be bald: it's against the rules.

Why would you need hair when surfing the net..... Just say you have it...