I'll accept any evidence of course.
I wouldn't call it faith unless it was in some way an effort. When someone "has faith" in God, I would have thought that's a bit different to having faith that the sun will come up? There's clear evidence that the sun will come up, to anyone sane really I would think? Why would faith be needed? We cannot know for sure that it won't fail to come up one day.... but I don't have to strain at all, or put any effort in, I don't have to "have faith" that the sun will come up, if you know what I mean. Surely faith is shakable in some way or it wouldn't be required... unless is absolute, 100% confident faith but then that's even further away from evidence-based.
How can "faith" be chosen? Please explain that. For me it's not a matter of having faith in anything it's a matter of being convinced or not. And some things I'm more convinced of than others.
EvF
I wouldn't call it faith unless it was in some way an effort. When someone "has faith" in God, I would have thought that's a bit different to having faith that the sun will come up? There's clear evidence that the sun will come up, to anyone sane really I would think? Why would faith be needed? We cannot know for sure that it won't fail to come up one day.... but I don't have to strain at all, or put any effort in, I don't have to "have faith" that the sun will come up, if you know what I mean. Surely faith is shakable in some way or it wouldn't be required... unless is absolute, 100% confident faith but then that's even further away from evidence-based.
How can "faith" be chosen? Please explain that. For me it's not a matter of having faith in anything it's a matter of being convinced or not. And some things I'm more convinced of than others.
EvF
