(January 5, 2018 at 12:03 pm)Whateverist Wrote:(January 5, 2018 at 8:07 am)mh.brewer Wrote: I wasn't smart enough to contribute.
I must be doing it wrong. I thought I was being smart enough not to try.
(January 5, 2018 at 11:20 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I would say knowledge means it is a 100% obvious/ proven fact. Like, I have knowledge that I am female. The grass is green. 2+2=4. Etc.
Belief is when it is not 100% proven fact. I believe my husband loves me, I believe God exists, I believe we evolved from apes, etc.
I'd be curious to know Cath-y if you think "faith" is a special kind of "knowledge" or a special kind of "belief" or something else entirely? As a person of faith myself (just not involving gods), I come down on the belief side of that question. You?
Same.
I'd say faith is confident belief, but belief nonetheless.
"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
-walsh
