Could it be said, from the Atheist's perspective, that the problem isn't blind faith...?

Question

But rather obedience to doctrine based soley on blind faith? Is it that people are using faith based initiatives to make real changes to our govt? Just wondering what you think.

Answer 1

From this atheists perspective, all faith is blind. There's no such thing as informed faith. As soon as you have actual knowledge, it's no longer faith, but merely belief.

Faith is inherently problematic, as it makes people think they know things they don't know. And since they have no rational basis for those beleifs, their only recousre is to react emotionally when that faith is challenged. The reaction is often violent.

Answer 2

You are assuming that faith is blind. On the contrary, Faith in Jesus is liberating. Your perspective on faith is wrong.

Answer 3

Its not blind faith but people don't live what they preach because they are comfortable with their evil ways. And for you information, someone described atheists as people with severe inferiority complex that got so intimidated by nature that they blame God for it.

Answer 4

Yes, it's not so much that people have irrational and unsupported beliefs, although that's irritating enough. The really disagreeable thing is that they cite those beliefs as reason to impose their attitudes and behaviours upon others, as if to thereby give themselves greater authority than other people.

Answer 5

Blind on who's part???

Atheist's have not cornered the market on all knowledge yet they proclaim to know all things and will not give room for knowledge yet to be learned.

Answer 6

that's the real problem as far as i'm concerned. it's fine if you want to blindly follow some guy talking to you from the sky, but the problem is when you start trying to force him and your interpretations of him on everyone else, that makes me mad

Answer 7

That's a good point of view.

Answer 8

Absolutely. But far more eloquent than I could put it.

Answer 9

I think santa is real!