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Faith by Definition

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robinrohan
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Message 18 of 149 (251445)
10-13-2005 12:40 PM 		Reply to: Message 16 by Funkaloyd
10-13-2005 6:12 AM

If faith is defined as "belief, in spite of the evidence"
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Anyone having faith in this sense could be categorized as insane. People have faith because they think, however erroneously, that they have good reasons for their "faith."
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robinrohan
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Message 23 of 149 (251579)
10-13-2005 8:43 PM 		Reply to: Message 22 by nwr
10-13-2005 6:10 PM

Re: Have we misunderstood what is faith?
I'm wondering whether the usage of the word has changed over time
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In my reading of older texts, I have sometimes gotten the impression that "faith" did not mean a belief in God's existence (which was considered self-evident) but a belief in God's mercy. Technically, in the RCC, I think this particular belief is called "hope," (as in faith, hope, and charity)but I think the word faith was often used in its stead.
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But I have no examples from texts at the moment to illustrate this.
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robinrohan
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10-15-2005 2:05 PM 		Reply to: Message 24 by Hawkins
10-15-2005 10:36 AM

Re: Have we misunderstood what is faith?
To me, "believe" is about what's in your mind, "faith" is about what's in your soul.
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I make no distinction between mind and soul.
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