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View Poll Results: Your level of observance?
Non-practicing/secular form of religion 20 43.48%
A little observant 3 6.52%
Middle-of-the-road observance 11 23.91%
Strict adherence to religious rules 4 8.70%
Don't know 8 17.39%
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Old 05-28-2011, 12:48 AM   #261 (permalink)
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Blind faith is frightening.
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Old 05-28-2011, 01:08 AM   #262 (permalink)
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Blind faith is frightening.
what other kind of faith is there?

I feel like all believers have faith in something.
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Old 05-28-2011, 01:18 AM   #263 (permalink)
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There's a difference between faith and blind faith though.
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Old 05-28-2011, 01:21 AM   #264 (permalink)
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There's a difference between faith and blind faith though.
true but it seems that most followers just follow in blind faith and never understand the religion they are following.
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Old 05-28-2011, 01:52 AM   #265 (permalink)
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I don't think that's true at all and I don't see your point. If anything I'd say it is the other way around. You described faith in the existence of God as something "you don't have to specifically know" and said there "doesn't need to be evidence provided" about the fact. If that's not blind faith, nothing is. Also it seems like having faith in something without ever questioning it wouldn't be very fulfilling or substantial.
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Old 05-28-2011, 06:24 AM   #266 (permalink)
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I don't think that's true at all and I don't see your point. If anything I'd say it is the other way around. You described faith in the existence of God as something "you don't have to specifically know" and said there "doesn't need to be evidence provided" about the fact. If that's not blind faith, nothing is.
You just said there is a difference between blind faith and faith and I guess you don't know the difference so I will just let the definitions speak for themselves



blind faith
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Main Entry: blind faith
Part of Speech: n
Definition: belief without true understanding, perception, or discrimination


faith
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1.
confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's ability.
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belief that is not based on proof: He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact.
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belief in god or in the doctrines or teachings of religion: the firm faith of the Pilgrims.


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Also it seems like having faith in something without ever questioning it wouldn't be very fulfilling or substantial.
You are only thinking of number 1 from the definition above.
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Old 05-28-2011, 02:53 PM   #267 (permalink)
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So... how do you know he exists?
I don't, I just believe.
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So... how do you know he exists?
I guess you just have to believe in God's existence.
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Old 05-28-2011, 02:58 PM   #269 (permalink)
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Huh. Well played, that's totally an error on my part. It still worries me that people believe in things without ever questioning them or without having any kind of logical (and I use that word loosely) basis for their beliefs though.
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Old 05-28-2011, 04:04 PM   #270 (permalink)
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Huh. Well played, that's totally an error on my part. It still worries me that people believe in things without ever questioning them or without having any kind of logical (and I use that word loosely) basis for their beliefs though.
But that's exactly what faith is-- belief that disregards the application of reason or evidence. Faith is a dangerous concept in all areas of discourse, not just religion
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