Theists, what does faith mean to you?
July 24, 2015 at 7:51 pm
(This post was last modified: July 24, 2015 at 7:56 pm by Tartarus Sauce.)
It is of course a rather commonly held notion by atheists that faith is an excuse theists hide behind to justify what they view as an irrational mode of thinking, a flag to be waved to elevate bad forms of thinking to the status of a virtue. As a result most debates between atheists and theists reach an impasse due to this central contention; theists tend to justify their beliefs through faith while atheists contend that faith is a bad means of justifying any belief.
I know how atheists feel about faith, that's not what this thread is for. Instead I inquire the forum theists to share what faith means to them. What do you think faith is and how would you define it? Do you consider your beliefs to be faith-based? How does faith affect your life? Do you think you'd be a different person if faith was no longer an integral component of identity? And so on.
I look forward to your answers.
I know how atheists feel about faith, that's not what this thread is for. Instead I inquire the forum theists to share what faith means to them. What do you think faith is and how would you define it? Do you consider your beliefs to be faith-based? How does faith affect your life? Do you think you'd be a different person if faith was no longer an integral component of identity? And so on.
I look forward to your answers.
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