Science, Religion, and the Surrounding Confusion.

Troubleshooter · 08-06-2008, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker

They are aspects of the same mental transaction.

It seems more to me like an effort to redefine faith as induction so that faith pics up the intellectual credibility of reason when it should rightfully be viewed as just doing what the voices tell you.

smoothmoniker · 08-06-2008, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Troubleshooter

... it should rightfully be viewed as just doing what the voices tell you.

I realize that's an easier definition of faith to belittle, but I, and may other people who adhere to religious faiths, find that an inadequate definition. I'm trying to offer one that is more in line with how many people understand their spiritual lives. You seem more interested in limiting the conversation to fundamentalists, in which case, you'll have to go round some up.

Flint · 08-06-2008, 09:13 PM

When what you are doing stops being faith, please stop calling it faith. Using the wrong words for things is an ill-fated way to initiate a discussion.

08-06-2008, 09:13 PM	#3
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