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What makes something a faith?

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What makes something a faith?
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RE: What makes something a faith?
April 27, 2013 at 6:25 pm (This post was last modified: April 27, 2013 at 6:27 pm by Dawud.)
Well - there is such a thing as atheistic religion if you count forms of Buddhism.
(April 27, 2013 at 6:16 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: You make a decision on faith when faced with an existential choice between two apparently equally and plausible paths: belief or atheism. Each has costs and benefits. Nevertheless, the initial choice is irrational. And it is from the chosen position that a person reasons.

Chad! You sound like a cool guy!
Sorry - I used atheist to refer to the denial of God there

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I suppose they believe (or hold to know as true) that there is no God...
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What makes something a faith?

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What makes something a faith? - by Dawud - April 27, 2013 at 4:26 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by LastPoet - April 27, 2013 at 4:41 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by Dawud - April 27, 2013 at 5:06 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by Napoléon - April 27, 2013 at 5:09 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by wwjs - April 27, 2013 at 5:10 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by Anomalocaris - April 27, 2013 at 6:35 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by Anomalocaris - April 27, 2013 at 5:13 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by Dawud - April 27, 2013 at 6:00 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by Neo-Scholastic - April 27, 2013 at 6:16 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by downbeatplumb - April 28, 2013 at 6:50 am
RE: What makes something a faith? - by Neo-Scholastic - April 28, 2013 at 6:01 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by Dawud - April 27, 2013 at 6:25 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by Ryantology - April 27, 2013 at 6:42 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by Dawud - April 27, 2013 at 6:46 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by Ryantology - April 27, 2013 at 6:55 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by Anomalocaris - April 27, 2013 at 7:45 pm
RE: What makes something a faith? - by Minimalist - April 27, 2013 at 8:22 pm
Re: What makes something a faith? - by frz - April 28, 2013 at 5:35 pm

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