Thread: What is faith?
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Old 05-15-2007   #6 (permalink)
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Default Re: What is faith?

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Originally Posted by SigmaX View Post
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Everyone has faith. We just have faith in different things, some more absurd then others.

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That's a good point ... IMO though, belief is not binary. The strength of one's beliefs should be proportioned to the available evidence.

Usually with "faith" the strength of belief goes to 100% ... although evidence can never provide this much certainty. More rational belief generally hovers closer to 50% strength (ambivalance) than 0% or 100% (certainty). A weak belief in God is not necessarily "faith" as some things could be construed as positive evidence.
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