You guys are going to make me cry. The rambam says you have to *know* Hashem. One can only know him when you can prove with an undeniable proof that Hashem exists.
Then I guess I’m in violation, because none of the proofs hold water, and yet I still believe.
Besides, I think you’re overplaying the word “know.” We all know things without having direct evidence. I know that water is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, even though I’ve never looked at it under a microscope. I know that Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address, even though I have no proof at all that his travelling secretary didn’t write it. To know something does not require absolute proof.
Heck, we put people to death on the basis of less than absolute proof. If I could be put to death under Bais Din for less than absolute proof, why shouldn’t I be able to accept HKBH’s existence on the same basis?
The Wolf