What is faith?

[schubert]

1.Should we set aside our intelligence in favor of having faith

I think yes, but not from the point of fear.

i think everything is logical by nature and u can pursue scientific understanding as far as u want and it can bring great benefits like new technology. if u ask me it makes sense to set aside seeking scientific explanations if doing so doesnt serve u, curiosity is a good enough reason but if ur in a place where u want say spiritual development then when that desire overrides ur curiosity of the scientific explanation u can set it aside and go more off intuition. especially if understanding it scientifically is a big undertaking that would take a lot of time and energy but ur not rly interested in that u just want to have this new belief. ur intuition can tell you that its good, u dont have to 100% fully understand it.