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Is faith the answer to cognitive dissonance?

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Jumped Up Chimpanzee
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04-27-2010 10:20 AM 		Reply to: Message 3 by slevesque
04-27-2010 3:06 AM

Hi slevesque
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I cannot talk for all faiths of all people, but I can talk about how what I think it is. The greek word for faith is Pistis, which is related to Pisteuo meaning 'believe' and pietho meaning 'to convince by argument'. This is, I believe, the Biblical view on Faith. It should be evidence-based, it should be logically consistent.
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Can you give some examples of your evidence-based faith? I don't know exactly what your faith encompasses, but I assume it must include certain things that atheists consider highly improbable. Do you, for example, believe in an afterlife? If so, what is the evidence for that?
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Jumped Up Chimpanzee
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04-28-2010 5:12 AM 		Reply to: Message 29 by slevesque
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slevesque says:
I believe in an afterlife because I see that the Bible's claim about earthly things is accurate (either it be history, or even human psychology, the Bible is usually spot on).
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I therefore have confidence that when it talks about heavenly things, it is also accurate.
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I've no doubt that there were many talented people who wrote historical accounts in the Bible and who also portrayed human psychology very accurately. But anyone could tell a true story and a fictional story side-by-side, or mix them together. All successful magicians or con artists will show you a bit of honesty to gain your trust.
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