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To: jonno
That would be an opinion.

If you believe that is an opinion, you don't understand the idea of faith.

If one were operating purely on rational thinking, one couldn't believe in a God for which the only evidence IS faith.

The whole point of faith is belief in something for which you have no empirical evidence--if you had PROOF that God existed, you wouldn't NEED faith. What is the value of faith if there is evidence?

143 posted on 11/24/2008 1:22:03 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (1-22-13)
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To: Darkwolf377
The whole point of faith is belief in something for which you have no empirical evidence--if you had PROOF that God existed, you wouldn't NEED faith. What is the value of faith if there is evidence?

Here's my question; what exactly is virtuous about faith?

Why does the belief in something for which you have no evidence constitute a positive?

148 posted on 11/24/2008 1:44:32 PM PST by GunRunner
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To: Darkwolf377
If one were operating purely on rational thinking...

Please help me understand what is rational about the idea that everything came from nothing - vis-a-vis the big bang.

I'll ask again: Where in your experience have you seen something come from nothing?

How is it rational to expect (believe?) that it is even possible?

188 posted on 11/25/2008 10:16:54 AM PST by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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