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The definition of faith as believing in something that can be disproven is a contradiction. You believe your religion is disproven, that is why you no longer ha
by vlunkr 5y ago
The definition of faith as believing in something that can be disproven is a contradiction. You believe your religion is disproven, that is why you no longer have faith in it.
- ninkendo 5y ago“Can’t be proven” and “can be disproven” are not the same thing. There’s a whole range of concepts that are unfalsifiable, and religion is the typical example of this.
- thomastjeffery 5y agoI absolutely did have faith in my religion, despite the fact that it can be (and had been) thoroughly disproven. Mostly because I simply wasn't aware of that fact. The LDS (Mormon) church, like most religious groups, put a lot of effort into insulating itself from criticism. It presented me a narrative about itself that is contradicted by historical record, most of which is published, albeit less energetically, by that very same church.