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How can people promote this as a good quality to have as a person?Faith: To believe without reason
I do not regard faith as "belief without reason." I regard faith as something more like "trust." I trust that God, the Universal Self, the Source of all, has created a universe that is good, that gives living beings opportunity for meaning and enrichment. Because I know that our lives end in death, I do not hold out a belief in an afterlife, and I am not focused on "salvation." In that sense, my beliefs differ from those of probably most Christians. I do not believe that we are "saved" through faith in Jesus. I follow what we can best discern are the teachings of Jesus, not for the purpose of "salvation," but to live better lives on this earth, in the brief time we have here.If you define it like that, it wouldn't be. But that definition is not reflective of what Christians mean by 'faith'.
and what's that?If you define it like that, it wouldn't be. But that definition is not reflective of what Christians mean by 'faith'.
Faith --
Faith is an island in the setting sun.
But proof --
Proof is the bottom line for everyone.
("Proof," from Rhythm of the Saints)
Compare that with (also the same source):Faith said:
- Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.
- Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence.
- Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance: keeping faith with one's supporters.
- often Faith Christianity The theological virtue defined as secure belief in God and a trusting acceptance of God's will.
- The body of dogma of a religion: the Muslim faith.
- A set of principles or beliefs
They are mutually exclusive.Reason said:
- The basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction.
- A declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction: inquired about her reason for leaving.
- An underlying fact or cause that provides logical sense for a premise or occurrence: There is reason to believe that the accused did not commit this crime.
- The capacity for logical, rational, and analytic thought; intelligence.
- Good judgment; sound sense.
- A normal mental state; sanity: He has lost his reason.
- Logic A premise, usually the minor premise, of an argument.
I'm not a biblical scholar, but wouldn't you're definition of faith (by circular reasoning) match that of the definition laid in the bible (if there is one?).I do not regard faith as "belief without reason
You can't just pick the mean from those 6 that most suits your purpose and assume that's the one Christians intend. 1, 3 and 4 combined come closer.This is the definition of Faith from the American Heritage Dictionary, from dictionary.com
Compare that with (also the same source):
They are mutually exclusive.
In my personal opinion reason is far more virtuous than faith.
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