Greg - It's not a question of believing, it's a question of knowing. You don't have to believe in apples once you have encountered them and eaten them. You have arrived at the position where you know what an apple is.

I am not suggesting that people believe anything...I am suggesting that they experience it directly. Then they will KNOW, and belief will not be an issue any longer. This is why organized religions aren't much use to me...they ask me to believe in something which I have not experienced. I don't want to believe, I want to KNOW, and the only way I can is from direct experience.

Clint - Good point about the Buddhists and the Taoists. Belief in God (or a god or gods or goddesses, etc.) is not a necessary requirement of following the spiritual path.