Hi Jazzlover,
Thank you for your personal account of how you see things. You sound like a friendly and reasonable person. Since you said that it's only human to want to see first and then believe, I expect you won't mind me demonstrating my human nature by asking: what have you experienced that convinced you that your belief was justified?
You said you took the bet and came out a winner. The way I interpret this is that you chose to believe in God and that at some point you somehow realised that your faith was rewarded, am I right? Could you be more specific? I'm not seeking to be converted, as you'll understand if you've read some of my previous posts, but I would like to understand your point of view.
Thanks.