Oh goody! I see we're talking about the nature of faith again. Godschild, I'll introduce to you my lawn-growing gnomes again, alongside what secular faith looks like:
Secular faith (along with belief and knowledge):
(1) I have the knowledge that not one bus in my city has crashed.
(2) From (1), I have formed the belief that buses in my city are safe.
© Given (1) & (2), I am justified in putting faith on my bus driver next time I get on a bus - that he won't crash.
Religious faith, illustrated by lawn-growing gnomes:
(1) I have faith that lawn-growing gnomes exist (an unjustified assumption already).
(2) From (2), I have formed the belief that these gnomes interact with my garden.
© Given (1) & (2), I have gained the knowledge that lawn-growing gnomes make my grass grow.
It's evident that starting with faith and ending with knowledge can lead the individual to think *anything* is true, because they've already compromised themselves by putting faith/trusting something for *no apparent reason*. Once that first unjustified step is accomplished, falsehoods can be tacked on to that faith like there's no tomorrow. That's why a secular application of faith is more rational, because all steps are justified - more so than religious faith anyways.
Secular faith (along with belief and knowledge):
(1) I have the knowledge that not one bus in my city has crashed.
(2) From (1), I have formed the belief that buses in my city are safe.
© Given (1) & (2), I am justified in putting faith on my bus driver next time I get on a bus - that he won't crash.
Religious faith, illustrated by lawn-growing gnomes:
(1) I have faith that lawn-growing gnomes exist (an unjustified assumption already).
(2) From (2), I have formed the belief that these gnomes interact with my garden.
© Given (1) & (2), I have gained the knowledge that lawn-growing gnomes make my grass grow.
It's evident that starting with faith and ending with knowledge can lead the individual to think *anything* is true, because they've already compromised themselves by putting faith/trusting something for *no apparent reason*. Once that first unjustified step is accomplished, falsehoods can be tacked on to that faith like there's no tomorrow. That's why a secular application of faith is more rational, because all steps are justified - more so than religious faith anyways.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
