• Geodad@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    I trust the scientific method, I don’t have faith.

    Trust and faith should not be used interchangeably.

    Trust means that you have good reason to believe in something.

    Faith is just wishing on a star.

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      16 hours ago

      You will find that everyone who has faith claims to have a good reason to believe in it.

      Faith is trust is believing in something without definitive proof. If you have proof, you don’t trust, you know.

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        15 hours ago

        You will find that everyone who has faith claims to have a good reason to believe in it.

        Good reason is subjective. I require evidence before I believe something.

        If you have proof, you don’t trust, you know.

        Trust can be placed based on past experiences. I trust my sister will call me. I have faith in nothing.

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          15 hours ago

          You seem to have a very narrow and incorrect definition of the word faith, that you place so much faith in, that you don’t even seem to want to look it up in a dictionary.

          Your faith in your definition of the word faith goes so far, that you just repeat your incorrect definition and completely shut out any reasoning or any sources that might say otherwise.

          The evidence says something else, but your faith in your definition of that word makes it impossible for you to consider any other option.