Simplifying, i guess just saying "Why DO you believe in god?" is fine. Of course that would lead to an endless discussion, but any answer would.
I've found that discussing these issues isn't very interesting since both people discussing it have so different perspectives that no argument will change one's mind.
What i find interesting is that i once discussed with a christian friend of mine about this issue (i'm agnostic btw). The discussion was deep and took 2 hours but didn't go anywhere at the moment, but 5 months later (we don't talk much) he told me that he had dropped church and was really happy and excited and was having the time of his life (he was a christian since child). I felt really good, because the seeds of that discussion eventually led him to free himself from the strict ties/mindsets of religion (don't take that as an offense if you're religious please, this is just my point of view).
By the way i had never been able to "deconvert" any fanatic religious person before, and this case gave me hope that it's possible, after all.
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