> Yes, this is a very well corroborated claim, but fundamentally faith based nonetheless. This is a really weird statement to me - what is the definition of fa

> Yes, this is a very well corroborated claim, but fundamentally faith based nonetheless. This is a really weird statement to me - what is the definition of faith that you are working from? As someone who grew up in an evangelical environment, "faith" was the belief in God and his plans ("Have faith this will work out, God would only give you what you can handle." type of thing). Outside of that context I've generally understand it to mean "believing without evidence." A well corroborated claim is the opposite of lacking in evidence and does not require belief in God. This sounds like you are conflating "belief" and "faith," which are not the same. I believe the sun is coming up tomorrow because the preponderance of evidence says it will, that does not require faith.