2006-10-10 20:27:07 · 25 answers · asked by Kelrec 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I think they are more or less the same..
To have belief in oneself is imperative to go far with your personal dreams in life..
And having faith in a higher power than your self, that everything will turn out in the long run for you in life is just as important..
Both are supportive of ones own emotional security and physical welfare for themselves and others they love, or those they give advice to..
2006-10-10 20:39:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith: belief that is not based on proof
Belief: confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof
Neither on their own has any power. Where the power lies is in the search for support and truth within a belief or faith. If one simply believes or has faith in something with no reason, then they have no power. If someone, after much consideration, studying, time, and effort has come to a conclusion based on thoughts and is willing to have all of the conclusions they have come to questioned in order to truly seek the truth in the situation, then there is power in belief because it is moving forward, not stubbornly holding ground without reason. Belief and faith can be powerful with good reasoning backing it up.
2006-10-11 10:42:54 · answer #2 · answered by deep bass 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to "belief", Faith and belief are not the same thing. Like , if many of us generally believe a certain thing , more by heresay or reading we tend to accept it as a truth." I believe ghosts exist" means that I have accepted that as true. I have no way of verification.
Faith , on the other hand , is far deeper. If belief is the superficial layer then faith is the underlayer of the mind... Over a period of time a heavy or strong belief settles down lower to become a faith.
Between a man , his wife and their child , if the man says "he is my son". That is his faith. If the woman says"he is our son" then that is the truth.The man cannot or will not say " I believe that this boy is my son"
Faith is more powerful in the sense it is not as easily erasable as belief.
2006-10-11 03:48:27 · answer #3 · answered by YD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith is hub of life over which many beliefs move, come and go; faith is powerful than belief.
2006-10-11 04:25:10 · answer #4 · answered by deepak57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I asked someone to have faith in me, it appears quite open, but if I said have belief in me, it seems more demanding. They are not the same thing at all. Love is more powerful than either.
2006-10-11 04:58:23 · answer #5 · answered by youdancin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot have faith, without first having belief. if you are considering the question of a general faith, for example in the catholic church, versus a religeous belief, that is a different debate.
LF
2006-10-11 05:10:34 · answer #6 · answered by lefang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith is out of trust. Belief can be out of helplessness too !
So faith is more powerful.
2006-10-11 04:35:42 · answer #7 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you can't have faith unless you first believe. So I say faith. Let's say you're a cheerleader at the top of the pyramid. You believe that those at the bottom will catch you, but you may not have faith in their abilities or intent to catch you. Faith goes that extra step.
2006-10-11 03:36:53 · answer #8 · answered by SedaCanela 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many things in the English language for which there are two words that mean exactly the same thing. For instance, sovereign and king, field and paddock. Belief and faith are another example - they are the same thing. If you believe in something then you have faith in it.
2006-10-11 03:34:58 · answer #9 · answered by Kylie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you perhaps mean faith or reason? That is a timeless debate: faith vs. reason. As for belief vs. faith; can one have faith without believing?
2006-10-11 03:32:54 · answer #10 · answered by james 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋