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I disagree with this interpretation of the word belief. A belief may be founded in something, or it may not be. Unquestioning belief without evidence requires
by MattPalmer1086 5y ago
I disagree with this interpretation of the word belief. A belief may be founded in something, or it may not be. Unquestioning belief without evidence requires faith.
Belief is not a synonym for faith.
- andrewmcwatters 5y agoIt literally is.
- MattPalmer1086 5y agoThey are often used interchangeably in religious contexts, but belief has a wider usage outside of that domain. Faith implies belief without requiring any evidence. But belief can be conditional on evidence.
- philwelch 5y agoThe standard definition of “knowledge” used to be “justified true belief”. In other words, knowledge is a type of belief. (That didn’t turn out to be a good definition, but not because of the “belief” part.)