Thread: What is faith?
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Old 05-18-2007   #48 (permalink)
JoshJ
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Default Re: What is faith?

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Originally Posted by Bnonn View Post
Science has no justification for its beliefs; the Christian has the self-justifying word of God. The scientist has only subjective perceptions and beliefs; the Christian has the objective revealed knowledge of God.

That is the difference.
You're entirely backwards.

Science is eminently justified in its beliefs because science is based upon evidence and backed up with experiments. The formula for the gravity of a planet has been backed up with evidence that g=-9.807 m/s^2.

Religion is entirely based upon a subjective leap of faith (or indoctrination by authority) that one particular set of revelations is correct and all others are wrong (save where they happen to agree).
“There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.”- Robert Green Ingersoll
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