(October 8, 2018 at 8:49 am)Bob Kelso Wrote:(October 8, 2018 at 8:03 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote: No... I meant what I said.
Trust or confidence is the very definition of faith. I think that you have bad sources.... or perhaps just prefer a straw man.
If you mean the first definition, then you’d be correct. Hell confidence is even in most versions of the first definition, but here’s the thing; exactly none of us are falling for the same old crap, Road. We all know there’s a second definition, and you know that’s how faith is typically confined during religious discussion. So cut the shit.
Quote: 2. strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.
Yes, that is what I mean.... I don't subscribe to or agree to a blind faith. And I don't fall for the "I just lack belief" crap, and think that most are being some combination of dishonest/delusional, when they say that Christians offer no evidence for God.
However, I think that many atheists would prefer to argue a straw man.
It is said that an argument is what convinces reasonable men and a proof is what it takes to convince even an unreasonable man. - Alexander Vilenkin
If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire. - Martin Luther
If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire. - Martin Luther