Proof is not preferable to faith? That is magical thinking, of course proof is preferable to faith. When it comes to inspired writings, I think you should read it ALL and then make an informed opinion.
Read the gospel that was left out of the Bible:
http://www.phoenixsourcedistributors.com/html/j002/You are now beginning to touch on one of the most important aspects of our relationship with God.
Knowledge of the existence of God is important, because it forms a solid base for us.
Faith in God (in the things He says and does) is important, because God is infinitely greater than we are, and there is no other way to understand the things that He does.
Think about the island peoples of WW1 and WW2. These people had never heard of anything like technology. They lived their simple lives from day to day in ways that had not changed, possibly for centuries.
Then an airplane flew overhead. Then several airplanes flew overhead. The islanders were shocked regarding the magic. Finally, after the airplanes landed on the water, the islanders came to understand that people had made the airplanes, and that these people were as vulnerable to death as they were.
The point? We can't even put a tag on an electron to track it wherever it goes around the world. We can't even do this with a molecule of the wind. We can't even do it with a molecule of the ocean. We barely know how to keep people alive beyond what would be the normal time of death for them. We barely understand the cause and effect of anything.
We would like to say that we have great knowledge. We would like to think that we are so wise. But we don't really have a handle on anything. AND HERE IS THE GREATEST POINT >>>
In all our knowledge and understanding, we are so far behind God that the GREAT things He does seem like magic to us. AND WHAT IS EVEN MORE PROFOUND IS >>>
We don't even know for sure that the things that God does ARE NOT made up of magic.John 20:30,31:
30 Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.
31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Ecclesiastes 12:12-14:
12 Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.
13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.
In other words, the things that are written in the Bible are sufficient for salvation. Salvation is a miracle of God that nobody else can do, or, really, even come close to being able to start doing. Constantly adding books to the Bible detracts from salvation, the whole reason for which the Bible was written in the first place. And adding books just might cause other books to become "outdated" and taken away.
Revelation 22:18,19:
18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. 19 And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
The Bible is complete. Add no more. Take none away.