text: If someone asks why do you accept this text as the word of God is it a religious question.?\n\n  * I think it is a question of faith or belief, not religion, since it is something I/you accept as true.\n\nOr is the religious question, Why should I accept this text as the word of God.\n\n  * Perhaps the religious question is actually \n      "Is this text the word of God?" \nand the response to that question is either belief, doubt, or a combination of both.  (Remember the man who said to Jesus, "I believe.  Help my unbelief."?)\n\nIs there a difference between why do YOU and why SHOULD I? \n\n  * Isn't it a difference of position?  If you already know something is true by means of your own training, tests, and thinking, but I don't know it yet, whether I SHOULD know it already depends upon my experience and age and training and education, etc.