Is belief in something you can't prove 'faith' if you are willing to change your mind ...?

Question

...in response to new evidence?

Isn't that sort of 'faith' just a tenative rational conclusion?
It doen't even sound like it's related to religious faith to me.

Answer 1

Faith is best defined as "believing in the absence of evidence", not "believing in the absence of proof".
"Proof" is for math and logic.
"Evidence" is for our scientifically-ground beliefs about the natural world.
"Faith" is for those things for which we have neither proof nor even evidence, but we still believe. Of course that means religious beliefs, mostly.

Wow, IBK, that's quite a collection of words to have no meaning whatsoever. Perhaps you'd better think about this some more. Or maybe less.

I don't see that it's relevant whether or not you think you might change your mind.

Answer 2

Faith or belief without proof is "credulity"

In the bible at Hebrew 11:1 "Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld"

We have assured expectations that the sun will rise in the east tomorrow, because it has done it since creation began.

We have faith (assured expectations) in the promises of God because of the fulfillment of the hundreds of prophecies that have been fulfilled in the past.

Answer 3

I see faith as believing in something even though there is no evidence to support your doing so, rather than believing despite evidence to the contrary. Should evidence to the contrary come along, that changes the whole dynamic and now there is no room for faith as there is evidence to believe something else..

So I guess I'm disagreeing with you.

Answer 4

Faith is defined as a "BELIEF that is NOT based on proof"
If you have to second guess, then you really don't BELIEVE it...(first word of the definition) so that wouldn't be faith. New Evidence or not, if you second guess it then you don't BELIEVE it.

Answer 5

you have no faith in your faith however claiming faith full.Read it..
God is prime element which is converted into cretion.in other word in the sky of infinity this infinitely existing one is called god,who is associated with all visible and invisible.God is an existence . we are part of it .Like a molecule in a stone.The molecule of infinity as a whole is called a stone.Likewise a small existence of god in every molecule is a prime truth. Effect of creation is called nature and being self processed.The procedure of processing is nature which is created by effect of creation. Now god is an existence and every part of god is managed by automatic system of nature .We are being managed by nature which is called “shakti”(almighty )and whole existece is called “shiva” .Respectively territorial parts of nature are called bhagwan\ deities.The prime soul of whole existing is “Ishwar”,which at present is in salvation position .Ishwar was and will be almighty at the time of starting conversion of element into creation and end of creation(kayamat). Then after he will be new creator of new creation .It is endless process and continuous process.Molecules of creation are being transformed into “Atma”by it”s nature.At present nature is almighty .All molecules of creation are self managed and effected (controlled) by automatic system of nature.Nature is effect of co-existence of molecules.Now we are under control of territorial bhagwans\deities(Teritorial nature).keeping in view to above facts it is clear that at present god is an existence and being self processed by it”s nature.
I B Khandel
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Answer 6

This question is typical for agnostics.

100% agnostic.