What good is faith if it has you believing in something that is not true?

Question

let’s look at religious faith. What is faith? It is the firm belief in something for which no proof exists — simply because you want it to be true. As Mark Twain once said, “Faith is believing what you know ain’t so.”

Religious faith proves nothing, except the bullheadedness of the believer. If you have faith, you don’t need proof. If you have proof, you don’t need faith. Therefore, any attempt to use faith as a basis for proof is intrinsically doomed to failure.

Answer 1

Well pardon me if I take the Bible's definition of faith...."Faith is the evidence of things not seen"

Answer 2

Faith is different than belief. By the Bible definition, at Hebrews 11:1, Faith is based on having enough evidence to trust in what is yet unseen. Example: Before the discovery of some yet unseen planets scientists had evidence of their existence, because of their effect on other planets. Finally the planets were discovered. That is how true faith works.

Answer 3

Obviously there are things outside of our experience and knowledge. The only things we can prove are those things we've experienced or learned about. So does that make everything else non-existent? Of course not.

The faith in God, the biblical faith, isn't faith in a God who doesn't exist nor a faith in a God who cannot be proved. It's a faith that believes in a promise that has yet to be fulfilled. There is a big difference.

Answer 4

This seems true for some, but not for all. I also find it dangerous that some of these people will choose faith over fact. Even if that fact is staring them in the face, they deny it or call it the work of the devil. This in a very dangerous condition for a human being, who's main tool for survival is the brain.

Answer 5

You cant prove the existence of God, but you cant disprove it either, can you? For me i feel God, i feel and see his power all around me every day, I've read his book and for me that's all i need. Why are people who are non believers so offended and trying to disprove that our beliefs are no more than myths and stories. I'm not trying to prove to you he is there but it always seems atheist are trying to convince people of belief he is not there. If you don't believe in God that's your affair i could care less. Why should you care if people do believe, why? why does it bother you so?
What good is atheism if it has you disbelieving in something that you cannot prove is not true???

Answer 6

"Faith is the ASSURED expectation of things HOPED for, the evident demonstration of realities , though NOT beheld. For by means of this the men of old times had wittness borne to them"
By faith we perceive that the system of things were put in order by Gods word, so taht what is beheld has come to be out of things that do not appear"-----Hebrews 11:1-3

Answer 7

DO YOU HAVE PROOF FOR EVERYTHING?HELL WE EEN GOT PROOF FOR MOST THINGS.DOES ANYONE ON THE EARTH HAVE PROVE OR ATLEAST ANSWERS FOR THE ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT EXIST AND I NOTE* QUESTIONS WILL ALWAYS EXIST.U SHOULD RECOGNISE THAT MANY THINGS ARE HERE NOT FOR OUR UNDERSTANDING NOT FOR US TO WORRY OUR HEADS NOT TO STRESS OUR PYHSICAL SELVES BUT TO BE REASSURED THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT BY FAITH NOT BY MANLY "PROOF" MAN IS SO FEEBLE WHAT ELSE CAN HE PROVE BUT THAT HE IS WEAK?

Answer 8

Yet faith itself is all the proof you need that Jesus Christ lived, died and rose agian on the thrid day and that God is real.

Answer 9

Simply being unable to prove something doesn't make it untrue. To make such a claim is arrogant and pig-headed.

Answer 10

Faith is assurance and assurance is knowing for sure.
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