Is 'faith' really a 'great cop-out'?

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Daystar, you said: 'Faith doesn't imply blindness or lack of knowledge'. I can see how faith is viewed this way. If I went to a church where everyone was saying that the earth was created in six literal days then I'd think they'd had some sort of lobotomy. 'Faith' has become for many a means of just accepting beliefs that have been passed down to them from previous generations, who were not as enlightened as we are. The Bible, if I recall correctly admonishes one to test things out, to be sure of things, so we need to do this with regards to what we 'prop up' with faith. You mention science, and I can see how 'science' is a superior 'discipline' (is that the right word?) than religion. I love all things 'science' as to me, science is unlocking the 'truths' about the universe and how it and we are made etc. (it is unlocking God's workings). We have nothing to fear from science but I think you are implying (correct me if I am wrong) that some folk place science on a pedestal, and elevate it to a kind of 'religion'. I don't think they do. I think the awe and power that science evokes is worthy of a kind of reverence but again I would say it's akin to the awe David felt when he looked up at the night sky and took in the beauty of the universe.

Leo, I didn't intend to make a 'mathematical connection' with the 'four letters' as such. We had discussed there only being four letters. The article I quoted was explaining why four is a good number. I think that is far as it goes witht the maths. I'm not sure- I've still got lots of reading to do. I hope I can understand it well enough or I may have to get a dollup of faith ready (only joking).