Quote:Because you don't care if your beliefs are true, or at least likely to be true.
But I do care. If they are not true, why would I choose to believe in them? Why would I waste my time with something that isn't true?
Quote:That's not faith. That's evidence based, reasonable expectations.
Granted, I have reasonable expectations that the pilot will fly me safety, however, because I do not know the pilot personally, his experience, his past, and other concepts, I still put some aspects of faith into his flying skills. I have uncertainties about the pilot, however, I still put faith into him.
Quote:For some reason you refuse to examine those beliefs using the same level of evidence and logic you use for other aspects of your life.
What's funny is that sometimes I question my beliefs. I try to use the same level of evidence and logic in these religious beliefs. It's not like I lock away all of my "uncertainties" into a particular box and refuse to analyze them. I work with my faith, test it, and challenge it.
I sincerely believe that faith and doubt run hand in hand. Yet, even with my best tests, my best challenges, my best reason, I still come back to it.
Seems paradoxical doesn't it? Almost irrational? And yet, I still believe it.
Yes, I am a Christian on these forums. I am not here to judge or condemn, rather, I am here to debate, learn, and incite discussion. Yes, I think that my avatar is hilarious.
