Why faith and trust are not synonymous.
When we trust something or someone, we are trusting things that exist, that have properties that can be measured.
How often does the earth rotate to cause the appearance of a sunrise ?
The earth exists. The sun exists. The motion of the earth around the sun is well documented. We can trust the sun will rise tomorrow because of what we know about the earth and sun and their motion.
Faith deals with the unknown, things that haven't been shown to exist. This is why faith is used when talking about religious ideas. It's unknown if a god exists. It's unknown if a god has any power or intelligence or any properties at all.
Everything about a god is taken on faith, without evidence.
And that's what faith is, believing that something is real when there is no evidence to support that belief.
To have trust, you have to have a real, existent thing.
I trust that I can successfully drive a car.
I exist
My car exists.
My car functions properly.
There are roads that exist for me to drive on.
I have demonstrated my ability to drive well.
One word is used for existing things
The other word is used for the unknown and often non existent.
When we trust something or someone, we are trusting things that exist, that have properties that can be measured.
How often does the earth rotate to cause the appearance of a sunrise ?
The earth exists. The sun exists. The motion of the earth around the sun is well documented. We can trust the sun will rise tomorrow because of what we know about the earth and sun and their motion.
Faith deals with the unknown, things that haven't been shown to exist. This is why faith is used when talking about religious ideas. It's unknown if a god exists. It's unknown if a god has any power or intelligence or any properties at all.
Everything about a god is taken on faith, without evidence.
And that's what faith is, believing that something is real when there is no evidence to support that belief.
To have trust, you have to have a real, existent thing.
I trust that I can successfully drive a car.
I exist
My car exists.
My car functions properly.
There are roads that exist for me to drive on.
I have demonstrated my ability to drive well.
One word is used for existing things
The other word is used for the unknown and often non existent.
Insanity - Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result