EvF, you're essentially saying that as long as what is believed to be true, is true, then by whatever means you arrive at the conclusion, it's valid reasoning. That is absurd. If you are trying to make some sort of distinction between faith based reasoning and evidence based reasoning, you've failed miserably.
Reasoning never "equals" evidence. It is simply the collection arguments and evidence that make up your reasons. Faith could be included as an argument, a poor argument in my mind, but one never the less. Faith doesn't have only a religious connotation, just so we're clear. You can believe something to be true for bad reasons and good reasons. Even if it turns out to be true, that doesn't suddenly mean the bad reasons are good reasons, or evidence based reasons.
Reasoning never "equals" evidence. It is simply the collection arguments and evidence that make up your reasons. Faith could be included as an argument, a poor argument in my mind, but one never the less. Faith doesn't have only a religious connotation, just so we're clear. You can believe something to be true for bad reasons and good reasons. Even if it turns out to be true, that doesn't suddenly mean the bad reasons are good reasons, or evidence based reasons.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Benjamin Franklin
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