Faith is hoping (or believing) in something you cannot see (or know).
Atheists (at least ‘strong’ or ‘positive’ atheists continually argue that they do not believe in a deity by reason of absolute knowledge of scientific fact. ‘Weak’ or ‘negative’ atheists (and agnostics) would even argue against this statement because there is no scientifically proven fact that can support their claim with absolute certainty.
Theists (Christians, Muslims, Jews, Etc.) continually argue that their worldview is supported by opposite evidence and a spiritual experience or knowledge (usually identified as emotionalism atheistically). Anyone of logic or rational thought could argue that this cannot be verified as absolute truth either.
Both sides cannot be known as absolute truth without faith in things they cannot KNOW as absolute truth from a scientific perspective. If you had a box that could not be opened you could not know with certainty that there was either something or nothing in inside. You could argue either way based on the size, shape, weight of the box, etc. but it is only an argument based on logic. You could not prove it without seeing it. It seems to me to be based completely on logic, an agnostic point of view is the only real truth. You cannot know for sure. Agnostics don’t need a faith at all.
2006-10-06
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