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Theists, what does faith mean to you?
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RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you?
(August 7, 2015 at 9:37 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote:
(August 7, 2015 at 8:29 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: With all respect, but who are you to say what can and cannot be evidence for me? Undecided

Your evidence is time specific.  You are probably in good health, reasonably financially secure, and have a load of material possessions.  But if you follow the normal course of life you will get old and decrepit, sick and ugly.  You will lose the ability to do normal things for yourself.  You may lose your home and material possessions.  You will lose people that you love and care about.  Your world will become smaller.  When you reach that point you may have a different view about the evidence that you now value.

How do you know I haven't battled through dark times in my life?

You're making the assumption that the "evidence" I have experienced in my life is just the fact that I have had a good, easy, perfect life.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

-walsh
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RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Longhorn - July 25, 2015 at 3:56 am
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by robvalue - July 25, 2015 at 5:26 am
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by hilary - July 25, 2015 at 12:58 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Longhorn - July 25, 2015 at 6:18 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by robvalue - July 25, 2015 at 1:03 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by robvalue - July 25, 2015 at 10:02 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Kingpin - July 27, 2015 at 3:18 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Kingpin - July 27, 2015 at 4:24 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Pyrrho - July 28, 2015 at 8:50 am
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Kingpin - July 28, 2015 at 9:16 am
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Kingpin - July 27, 2015 at 5:27 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Athene - July 27, 2015 at 10:07 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Kingpin - July 28, 2015 at 8:33 am
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Pyrrho - July 28, 2015 at 10:30 am
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by robvalue - July 29, 2015 at 3:35 am
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Pyrrho - August 7, 2015 at 3:14 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Simon Moon - August 7, 2015 at 3:41 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Pyrrho - August 7, 2015 at 4:37 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Kingpin - August 7, 2015 at 4:41 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Pyrrho - August 7, 2015 at 5:05 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Simon Moon - August 7, 2015 at 4:58 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Simon Moon - August 7, 2015 at 5:16 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Minimalist - August 7, 2015 at 4:23 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Kingpin - August 7, 2015 at 5:36 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Pyrrho - August 7, 2015 at 8:23 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Pyrrho - August 7, 2015 at 9:02 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Pyrrho - August 8, 2015 at 3:06 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Catholic_Lady - August 7, 2015 at 10:59 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Whateverist - August 7, 2015 at 11:15 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Minimalist - August 7, 2015 at 11:36 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Whateverist - August 7, 2015 at 11:49 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Mr.wizard - August 8, 2015 at 10:58 am
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Mr.wizard - August 8, 2015 at 1:57 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Minimalist - August 8, 2015 at 10:37 am
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Mr.wizard - August 8, 2015 at 1:40 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Mr.wizard - August 8, 2015 at 2:11 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Mr.wizard - August 8, 2015 at 2:23 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Kingpin - August 8, 2015 at 3:35 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Minimalist - August 8, 2015 at 3:48 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Mr.wizard - August 8, 2015 at 3:55 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Pyrrho - August 8, 2015 at 4:04 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Minimalist - August 8, 2015 at 7:49 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by JackRussell - August 11, 2015 at 6:20 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Whateverist - August 10, 2015 at 11:22 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by robvalue - August 11, 2015 at 4:05 am
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Pyrrho - August 11, 2015 at 12:33 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Whateverist - August 11, 2015 at 1:47 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by robvalue - August 11, 2015 at 12:42 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by robvalue - August 11, 2015 at 1:50 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Brian37 - August 11, 2015 at 6:27 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Whateverist - August 11, 2015 at 8:34 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Whateverist - August 12, 2015 at 10:37 am
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Catholic_Lady - August 11, 2015 at 10:23 pm
Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Kingpin - August 11, 2015 at 10:30 pm
Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Kingpin - August 11, 2015 at 10:52 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Pyrrho - August 12, 2015 at 10:16 am
Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Kingpin - August 12, 2015 at 12:36 am
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Silver - August 12, 2015 at 12:58 am
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Catholic_Lady - August 13, 2015 at 10:14 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by robvalue - August 12, 2015 at 11:35 am
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Whateverist - August 12, 2015 at 12:12 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by robvalue - August 12, 2015 at 12:24 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Whateverist - August 12, 2015 at 12:33 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by TubbyTubby - August 13, 2015 at 9:23 pm
RE: Theists, what does faith mean to you? - by Whateverist - August 13, 2015 at 11:10 pm
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