31 Mar 06
Originally posted by BigDoggProblemCall me kooky, I just like to be specific. As stated previously, faith is both what is believed and belief itself. All of us live our lives utilizing faith of some fashion or another.
Only a kook would ask for a 'deeper' dictionary definition. 🙄🙄
Edit: Why use a word like 'faith' to describe a 'belief' in something that is known? Answer: to create the illusion that believing in something mythical or metaphysical is no different than believing a principle or law of nature that is real, repeatable, and proven.
01 Apr 06
Originally posted by FreakyKBH3 : something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially : a system of religious beliefs
Call me kooky, I just like to be specific. As stated previously, faith is both what is believed and belief itself. All of us live our lives utilizing faith of some fashion or another.
Why do you think the part in bold is in there?
01 Apr 06
Originally posted by BigDoggProblemBecause you put a right-facing bracket in front of a 'b', and followed it with a left-facing bracket?
3 : something that is believed especially with strong conviction; [b]especially : a system of religious beliefs
Why do you think the part in bold is in there?[/b]
I might be wrong (it happens more often than I'd like to see happen), but I'm guessing that the definition you copied and pasted was from a source that offers its take on popular usage.
Here's the first definition from Webster's.
n.
trust, confidence
Weird, huh.
02 Apr 06
Originally posted by BigDoggProblemI can't cut and paste something I had to type in from a book. Nonetheless, in the interest of fair play...
Well, go on, C & P the rest of the definition....
//complete acceptance of a truth which cannot be demonstrated or proved by the process of logical thought//
//a religion based upon this//
//the virtue by which a Christian believes in the revealed truths of God//