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To: Physicist; Fichori
"Faith" to me means "acceptance in the abscence of any evidence, and even in spite of evidence to the contrary". In that sense, my considerations are not at all rooted in faith.

Except that that is not the only definition of faith.

faith 1 a: allegiance to duty or a person : loyalty b (1): fidelity to one's promises (2): sincerity of intentions

2 a (1): belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2): belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1): firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2): complete trust

3: something that is believed especially with strong conviction ; especially : a system of religious beliefs

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faith

Even faith in the Bible isn't required to be blind belief in something for which there is no evidence. Jesus demonstrated over and over who He was by His actions and words. God doesn't expect us to believe something for no reason.

Acts 1:1-3 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.

126 posted on 12/15/2008 5:14:11 AM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom
Except that that is not the only definition of faith.

The science-talking deity will insist that you adopt his definition of faith, of course.

131 posted on 12/15/2008 5:27:43 AM PST by Ethan Clive Osgoode (<<== Click here to learn about Darwinism!)
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