The use of the word "belief"

[AV1611VET]

I don't know, but I'm thinking of a number somewhere between nil and zilch.

It won't be first time you've been wrong, will it?

 

[Nathan Poe]

It won't be first time you've been wrong, will it?

Nor would it be the first time you made something up without evidence.

 

[Doveaman]

Faith is evidence of belief.

How so? Are you saying it's impossible to have faith in something that's not real?

Nope, I'm saying that Christian belief is based on the evidence of faith, divine faith.

 

[Split Rock]

Nope, I'm saying that Christian belief is based on the evidence of faith, divine faith.

Not sure I get this. How does faith constitute evidence? Do other people's faith (in Allah, Shiva, etc.) constitute evidence as well?

 

[Doveaman]

Not sure I get this. How does faith constitute evidence? Do other people's faith (in Allah, Shiva, etc.) constitute evidence as well?

Notice I said "Christian belief". I don't know about the other people.

 

[Nathan Poe]

Nope, I'm saying that Christian belief is based on the evidence of faith, divine faith.

And I'm saying that what you've just said is completely meaningless.

 

[Doveaman]

And I'm saying that what you've just said is completely meaningless.

If you don't know what it means, then why criticize it? Are you in the habit of criticizing what you don't understand?

Oh, I forgot, you are in the habit.

 

[Nathan Poe]

If you don't know what it means, then why criticize it? Are you in the habit of criticizing what you don't understand?

Oh, I forgot, you are in the habit.

It means nothing -- you're spouting bad poetry and trying to pass it off as profound wisdom.

Problem is, nobody's buying it.

 

[Split Rock]

Notice I said "Christian belief". I don't know about the other people.

So, is this the type of "evidence" that wouldn't be considered evidence in a court of law, or a scientific paper, or is this an example of Special Pleading?