04-30-2012, 12:00 AM
quantumshaman wrote:The only problem with your equation is that faith is not knowing. When you actually know something, no faith is required. You can slice & dice the words any way you want, but a duck is still a duck at the end of the day even if you choose to call it a fish. It is what it is. Reassigning labels doesn't alter essence.
Faith is just another word for belief.
I don't see things that way. I think, the difference in our definitions could very well be based on a religious connotation of the word versus a non-religious definition of it (faith). I do like how defintions, words and ideas can change around though, depending on who is describing or seeing.
Here are two separate definitions of faith: For the purpose of this discussion, and clarification, I refer to the first definition while, you are using the 2nd.
Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.If I have complete trust and confidence in something, I KNOW it! See what I'm saying here?
Faith is just another word for belief.
I don't see things that way. I think, the difference in our definitions could very well be based on a religious connotation of the word versus a non-religious definition of it (faith). I do like how defintions, words and ideas can change around though, depending on who is describing or seeing.
Here are two separate definitions of faith: For the purpose of this discussion, and clarification, I refer to the first definition while, you are using the 2nd.
Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.If I have complete trust and confidence in something, I KNOW it! See what I'm saying here?