I came across a Skeptiko thread in which somebody spoke of "Faith without evidence." I didn't want to reply there because it was a little off topic but I thought I would start a discussion here about it.
I don't believe that it is humanly possible to believe something without a shred of evidence. Faith does not leap from thin air. Even though it is not entirely logical in itself, it is a small leap from evidence and reasoning and anything less is not faith but pretention. Everybody has faith in something. If you don't have faith, why do you get out of bed in the morning?:)
My apologies for the thread title - it was supposed to read "IS faith blind" - not "IF" but I don't know if I can change it.
I don't believe that it is humanly possible to believe something without a shred of evidence. Faith does not leap from thin air. Even though it is not entirely logical in itself, it is a small leap from evidence and reasoning and anything less is not faith but pretention. Everybody has faith in something. If you don't have faith, why do you get out of bed in the morning?:)
My apologies for the thread title - it was supposed to read "IS faith blind" - not "IF" but I don't know if I can change it.
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