Do you believe in it the way you believe in Australia?

"Once, when we were still dating, Steven read aloud to me from an obscure British novel (possibly, perhaps by H. G. Wells, or possibly by Evelyn Waugh; I'm never able to remember); he read a scene in which a believer and a cynic are debating God. Of course I know you believe in it, the cynic says, what I want to know is do you believe in it the way you believe in Australia? Some days, I believe the Christian story even more than I believe in Australia. After all, I have never been to Australia, it is just a picture on a map. I don't know if I will ever go there, but I know that eventually I am going to Glory."

From Girl Meets God, a spiritual memoir by Lauren Winner (2002, Algonquin Books).