You don't have to go all the way to "science as religion" to imply that the two use similar types of thinking. I've done both and the thinking is very different.
Essentially opposite actually.You don't have to go all the way to "science as religion" to imply that the two use similar types of thinking. I've done both and the thinking is very different.
Essentially opposite actually.
having faith in something or someone isn't exclusive to religion ... having faith in something/someone don't define someone as being religiousYou don't have to go all the way to "science as religion" to imply that the two use similar types of thinking. I've done both and the thinking is very different.
You see no nuance in the word?having faith in something or someone isn't exclusive to religion ... having faith in something/someone don't define someone as being religious
I'm not implying anything ... just going by the definition of faith.
faith
/fāTH/
noun
1.
complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
Faith in God is indistinguishable from faith the car will start?
Going for the equivocation?having faith in something or someone isn't exclusive to religion ... having faith in something/someone don't define someone as being religious
I'm not implying anything ... just going by the definition of faith.
faith
/fāTH/
noun
1.
complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
Estrid on boardGoing for the equivocation?
I am not going to use "faith" in a non-religious context here to avoid confusing people, and everytime someone puts my actions to "faith" (other than past religious activity) I will reject that notion to avoid false equivalence. Not using "faith" in secular contexts on *THIS BOARD* avoids that confusion. I invite everyone to join me in this separation of terms to avoid confusion and use alternatives like "trust" for non-religious contexts.
That makes sense.Going for the equivocation?
I am not going to use "faith" in a non-religious context here to avoid confusing people, and everytime someone puts my actions to "faith" (other than past religious activity) I will reject that notion to avoid false equivalence. Not using "faith" in secular contexts on *THIS BOARD* avoids that confusion. I invite everyone to join me in this separation of terms to avoid confusion and use alternatives like "trust" for non-religious contexts.
I invite everyone to join me in this separation of terms to avoid confusion and use alternatives like "trust" for non-religious contexts.
Interesting theological proposition. Is that why you require a literal reading of Genesis?Because it was when Adam and Eve sinned that brought death into the world ... if evolution is believed then death was in the world before Adam & Eve were created.
So you are really concerned with a literal reading of Genesis rather than the existence of a creator God?If one believes the biblical account of Genesis .... evolution and creation (according to Genesis) are mutually exclusive.
" Evolution is proved false by how IInteresting theological proposition. Is that why you require a literal reading of Genesis?
So you are really concerned with a literal reading of Genesis rather than the existence of a creator God?
" Evolution is proved false by how I choose to read the bible".
I wish people would just go straight to the point.
Join the Movement. Be like Us.
From the spiritual perspective, that's a tough thing to do when the Divine is one's reality in life.Join the Movement. Be like Us.
Keep your Faith, but drop your faith.
Nuances, sure.From the spiritual perspective, that's a tough thing to do when the Divine is one's reality in life.
For this forum though, I'm OK with using "trust" rather than "faith". It makes sense to me. But in the same breath, using the sun as an example, my "faith" that it comes up every morning strikes differently in me than my "trust" that it comes up each morning. My use of faith in this example is not in anyway meant in a religious content. It has more to do with inward feelings in how I experience that two. And for me when I look inward, "faith" is way more powerful of a word than is "trust".
Curious.For this forum though, I'm OK with using "trust" rather than "faith". It makes sense to me. But in the same breath, using the sun as an example, my "faith" that it comes up every morning strikes differently in me than my "trust" that it comes up each morning. My use of faith in this example is not in anyway meant in a religious content. It has more to do with inward feelings in how I experience that two. And for me when I look inward, "faith" is way more powerful of a word than is "trust".
I go by the dictionary definition, words mean things and the dictionary tells us what they mean.Going for the equivocation?
I am not going to use "faith" in a non-religious context here to avoid confusing people, and everytime someone puts my actions to "faith" (other than past religious activity) I will reject that notion to avoid false equivalence. Not using "faith" in secular contexts on *THIS BOARD* avoids that confusion. I invite everyone to join me in this separation of terms to avoid confusion and use alternatives like "trust" for non-religious contexts.
Jesus affirmed the book of Genesis, so yeah I take it as literal as He did.Interesting theological proposition. Is that why you require a literal reading of Genesis?
So you are really concerned with a literal reading of Genesis rather than the existence of a creator God?
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