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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 7406730" data-attributes="member: 6801228">Okay, so how is faith based in your god being willing or capable of helping you in your time of need certain? Do you know for certain that Waukeen is watching over your deal and will give you a beneficial transaction instead of the man you are dealing with? Do you know for certain that Kord will fight your strength sufficient to give you victory instead of the monsters you fight? Do you know for certain that Pelor's light that you have summoned will be strong enough to combat the evil flames the Archduke of Hell gave to his follower?These things are just as uncertain as they would always be, because despite the fact that you know the deities exist, they are not all powerful, they are not all knowing, and they may not be listening in your time of crisis. The idea that the gods are Omnipotent and Omniscient doesn't fit into a polytheistic world, you can't have thirteen all powerful and all knowing beings working at cross-purposes, it doesn't make sense. So, as far as I can see, the uncertainty exists to allow for this faith, even though you know for certain and may have even spoken directly to your god. In fact, there are people in the real world with massive amounts of faith who will say with certainty that their God exists and that they have spoken with them. This doesn't destroy their faith though, merely reaffirms it.</blockquote>