Theists, what does faith mean to you?

[Kingpin]

Faith is the acceptance of something in the absence of evidence, in my mind.  In regards to religious belief, I go a step further to regard faith as belief in spite of evidence that points to the contrary.

And this is precisely my point about the redefining of the word over the last 20 years.  That is not the original meaning of the word and not the definition I hold.

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But why must there be a god, and if there must be a god why must it be more vast than everything and eternal?  We know of nothing else like that, why suppose a god is all that?

I guess I'm wondering where you get the idea that there must be gods of the sort you already happen to believe in?

I'm inclined to echo kingpin's sentiment and reserve that question for a different discussion, perhaps you could PM him about it. While it is a valid inquiry, it will result in a conversation only tangentially linked to the question I asked and bring the peanut gallery in during the process.

Oh, and thank you for the excellent responses kingpin.

Thank you tartarus.  I am certainly open to having discussions via PM (I've had a few already).  Whateverist, if you would like to have that discussion, the invitation is open.