RE: What is "FAITH"
June 21, 2013 at 1:50 am
(This post was last modified: June 21, 2013 at 1:53 am by fr0d0.)
(June 20, 2013 at 9:23 pm)FallentoReason Wrote:Quote: assensus (intellectual assent),
This is the weakest link. All sorts of erronious reasoning could lead to thinking that Christianity is true/false.
Quote: and fiducia (committed trust).
Given the above, this now works against the concept of Faith. Do you trust that you trust your reasoning is valid?
Yes we are dependent on clear thinking, and continued sanity.
The best any human can do is to try hard to work out what is true.
(June 21, 2013 at 1:49 am)orogenicman Wrote:(June 21, 2013 at 1:45 am)fr0d0 Wrote: The "oh no it isn't" argument.
The "I can't make a real response" argument.
The response to "oh no it isn't" is "oh yes it is". But then you would be making an equally vapid statement.