Isn't Faith just a way to deny the truth when you know in your heart that you are wrong?

Question

How can people use the phrase "I have faith", as an excuse for believing some ridiculous doctrine? You should be ashamed of yourself, brother and sister.

Answer 1

The only reason to hold onto an irrational belief is that you fear what would happen if the belief were not true. That fear can be so strong, you'll believe it until the day you die, without a shred of evidence and against all odds of its veracity.

However, as Carl Sagan said, "For me, it is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."

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Answer 2

This really doesn't seem like a question you actually want an answer to, more like you're just putting forth your own opinion as though it were absolutely correct.

If someone knew in their heart that they were wrong then obviously they don't have faith. I'm not sure what you talking about with this line "How can people use the phrase 'I have faith', as an excuse for believing some ridiculous doctrine?" but I'm going to assume that this is in relation to God or heaven or something along those lines. While you may not believe in God and think it is ridiculous, can you prove without a doubt that a God doesn't exist? I have yet to find anyone who has been able to refute the existence of God with absolute certainty.

You may "know" that there is no God and there is no heaven, but not too long ago everyone "knew" that the earth was flat.

Answer 3

I think we all have to have faith. I haven't done any experiments that tell me for certain that the earth orbits the sun, but I have faith that the scientists who tell me that it does are telling the truth to the best of their ability. But your question suggests that people use the idea of "faith" as an excuse for believing something ridiculous, and you're absolutely right--there are an awful lot of people out there who believe in things that make absolutely no sense, or even things that have been repeatedly proven to be completely wrong. And that's where it gets ugly--when people start claiming that their self-imposed stupidity is a sign of "faith."

Answer 4

God created the heavens and the earth. He made man and then said I'll make hell too and toss a few of them in. Then I'll tell them that the only way to escape the fire is to have faith in my son who I'll send for them to kill because I'm a God of love (sorry about that kid). Then even though I created this all, I'll go into hiding so they can't see me---except for occasionally showing up as a shadow on a garage door in Toledo or something.. Then I'll let my arch enemy the devil have some fun with them before I come back to earth and bring back the ones who already died. Now why would you not believe any of this ? You must be a moron to think that we are morons. Have faith !!!!

Answer 5

I don't think that people who say they have faith in a doctrine believe "in their hearts" that what they believe is ridiculous.

Having faith in this instance can be interchanged with "I believe".

Some people honestly believe that the impossible is possible if something or someone they trust tells them it is so and that all other "evidence" was crafted or is false. Its been going on for ages. Like the concept of Heaven. There is absolutely no evidence supporting that when we die our souls will go to Heaven or that a Heaven exists, yet many of us (including myself) believe it is so "in our hearts".

Answer 6

Faith comes from hearing and seeing is believing. We all have our own testimony. If you do not believe, of course you will not ever know the true love and Holy Spirit that is for us. I have faith because i had it in the first place even before miracles were seen. I have been blessed and anointed with the spirit of Christ. It feels good. No man can put that feeling in you. But, again if you have never felt the Holy Spirit you can not know how I feel. I just pray that someday or way you could see the unconditional love that is promised for you, and before he comes back in his wrath.

Answer 7

Well... I think you are partially right.

You see, faith is indeed a way to deny the truth, but I think this is actually used to manipulate good and kind hearted people to whom the right of information was denied, and are therefore too scared to think for themselves.

Don't blame the believers, they might actually be honest.

Blame it on the ones who know the truth and still hide it.

The ones that make a living out of deceiving people.

Answer 8

I don't have faith in the doctrine. I have faith in my God and what he has done for me! The doctrine are teachings. And the way I see it, when I die, if my faith is the wrong one, so be it. At least I lived happily believing what I felt in my heart was correct!

Answer 9

if I knew that I was wrong, why would I want to have faith in that. That is ridiculous. You have faith yourself you know, faith that there isnt a God. I believe in the person of Jesus Christ. My faith is based on truth.

Answer 10

Basically, faith is believing in something for which you have no proof.

One can have faith in something ridiculous, like the belief that everyone in the world is going to hell except Christians, or even in something that is not so ridiculous, but simply cannot be proven.

I think just about everyone has faith in something. Those who believe in God have faith in God. Those who believe there is no God have faith in No-God. Neither can be proven. Either belief, God or No-God, is faith.

Answer 11

Your question is somewhat, very presumptuous ! YOU are assuming by faith, that faith is a way for those you deem as wrong, as justifying their wrong(s) ! This question of yours, translates into a paradox ! ANY belief or tenant is taken on faith! I have faith that the chair that I will sit upon will hold me. You catch my gist ! If you don't agree with someone else's doctrine, then, you have to give him or her the right to be wrong !!!