(June 22, 2013 at 1:07 am)fr0d0 Wrote: You are, of course, conveniently ignoring the definition of Christian faith that I posted above Esq.
No, sorry you are no different than anyone else with a "faith" in a different deity than yours.
"faith" is a cop out word meaning "willful ignorance" that flies in the face of reality.
Mark Twain, "Faith is believing in things you know aint so".
Now see if you can spot the pattern.
If as you would like to believe "faith works"
The the following statements are true as well.
"I have "faith" Allah is the one true God"
"I have "faith" Yawheh is the one true God"
"I have "faith" that the gods of the Hindus are real"
"I have "faith" that the sun is a God"
Somehow I don't think you stupidly treat all those claims as equal by default in any serious logical sense. Otherwise if "faith" is all it takes, then you could pick anyone of those and it should not matter.
You know those other religions are simply ,mental placebos people buy into for comfort. The only difference between you and I is I have "faith" in one less god than you do. Understand why you reject the "faiths" of others and you'll understand why we reject your "faith" as well.
"Faith" is not a virtue it is a crutch, it is an insult to our human capability of figuring things out without superstition.