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Atheists & Agnostics

Brainstormy

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13. there's a big difference

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #9)

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 10:54 AM

Mar 2022

in "faith" in the supernatural which is unprovable, and "faith" meaning confidence, based on accumulated evidence. Faith in god is of the first type. Faith that the sun will come up, that I can't survive this dive off this cliff, or that my dog loves me, is of the second.

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Don't have the nerve to post this elsewhere [View all] Brainstormy Mar 2022 OP

As an atheist, I can see why he included that statement. no_hypocrisy Mar 2022 #1

Joe's faith is a coping mechanism which helped him when his wife and daughter were killed. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #2

I just use unicorns. :) n/t Brainstormy Mar 2022 #4

Yes whatever works. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #7

One can have faith and not be religious Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #3

of course. But that's a different use Brainstormy Mar 2022 #5

Perhaps 🤔 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #6

I always liked this definition of faith: mitch96 Mar 2022 #8

I think the word "faith"... 2naSalit Mar 2022 #9

Yes I really recoil when they want to say religion but they go with faith-based Walleye Mar 2022 #10

If they want to avoid the word religion... 2naSalit Mar 2022 #11

They don't want to say religion because they know religion has a lot to answer for in world history Walleye Mar 2022 #12

agree. It's mealy-mouthed nonsense, like Brainstormy Mar 2022 #14

there's a big difference Brainstormy Mar 2022 #13

Biden's Irish Catholic Warpy Mar 2022 #15