Definition of faith
October 13, 2013 at 6:33 pm
(This post was last modified: October 13, 2013 at 7:08 pm by Dunno.)
I've had some disputes on here over the word "faith". Now remember that words are just symbols to represent what a person wants to communicate to you, and their value is highly over-rated.
However, here it is, from my dictionary:
faith n. 1. confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing. 2. belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. 3. loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance. 4. often Faith Chistianity the theological virtue defined as secure belief in god and a trusting acceptance of god's will. 5. the body of dogma of a religion: the Muslim faith 6. a set of principles or belief
So, it can be said that everyone has faith, because everyone has confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing. Never let anyone say you don't have faith, and never claim to not have faith. Because it is the 1st definition that is important, I wouldn't say a virtue, but a necessary thing for survival for sure.
As for definition 4, go get another word, losers.
for it to be definition 1 means that this is what most people mean when they use the word. So the everyday common sense definition is the most common. I'm not sure about definition 2, in that I'm not sure if it's applicable to the word except to snub noses at definition 4, but hey, that's what's in the dictionary, so my logical conclusion is that common sense is more common.
However, here it is, from my dictionary:
faith n. 1. confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing. 2. belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. 3. loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance. 4. often Faith Chistianity the theological virtue defined as secure belief in god and a trusting acceptance of god's will. 5. the body of dogma of a religion: the Muslim faith 6. a set of principles or belief
So, it can be said that everyone has faith, because everyone has confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing. Never let anyone say you don't have faith, and never claim to not have faith. Because it is the 1st definition that is important, I wouldn't say a virtue, but a necessary thing for survival for sure.
As for definition 4, go get another word, losers.
for it to be definition 1 means that this is what most people mean when they use the word. So the everyday common sense definition is the most common. I'm not sure about definition 2, in that I'm not sure if it's applicable to the word except to snub noses at definition 4, but hey, that's what's in the dictionary, so my logical conclusion is that common sense is more common.
