You are an atheist - you cannot know. I am a theist - I cannot know. that doesn't change the fact of our positions... you that there is no God, and me that there is.
This is precisely Adrian's definition, and I'm going with that.
Requiring evidence is totally scornworthy. Sorry.
The point I'm trying to make by being accurate in my definition is that something required to be unknown is weakened by being known.
If you separate faith with the rational subset that requires it then of course you can end up with some very silly ideas as you've shown. I don't have to show you how it works because you're already deliberately trying not to see the example in front of your face.
This is precisely Adrian's definition, and I'm going with that.
Requiring evidence is totally scornworthy. Sorry.
Merriam-Webster Wrote:Belief
1 : a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing
2 : something believed; especially : a tenet or body of tenets held by a group
3 : conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon especially when based on examination of evidence
The point I'm trying to make by being accurate in my definition is that something required to be unknown is weakened by being known.
If you separate faith with the rational subset that requires it then of course you can end up with some very silly ideas as you've shown. I don't have to show you how it works because you're already deliberately trying not to see the example in front of your face.
