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The key difference from religion being the word “could”.
by kevinventullo 4y ago
The key difference from religion being the word “could”.
- cwalv 4y agoWe sometimes also rule out other ways it "could" have happened, because they're further from our current paradigm, or just harder (or maybe impossible) to verify. In this sense, it may not be a "religion", but there is an element of "faith"
- paulryanrogers 4y agoFaith is believing without objective evidence. Yet if there is evidence of a possibility then there is no faith involved.
- cwalv 4y agoI wouldn't say that faith is believing without objective evidence. It's believing without certainty
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- paulryanrogers 4y agoThe Christian bible (Hebrews 11:1) and Merriam Webster appear to disagree [0]. [0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faith https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faith
- cwalv 4y agoThe most relevant definition (i.e. the only one that states anything about evidence) from your link seems to agree: > 2.b. firm belief in something for which there is no proof With respect to the Christian Bible reference, I don't read it as saying there's no evidence for what they believe; I think you'd have a hard time finding a Christian who does.