Little Hawk. The first half of this thread was speaking from someone who does have 'faith' - at least in the spiritual sense. Certainly not some kind of pig-headedness. Unlike many on the thread, I was able to see it from both sides and come to an opinion.
Whereas the last half of this thread wasn't any kind of 'faith' at all - it was based on personal experience and the experiences of a fair amount of people I know. That's not "faith" or "assumptions".