what is the difference/similarities between "Faith" and "Fact"?

Answer 1

I've never been to China but have faith that it exists.

Once I set foot in China, it becomes a fact for me.

I have faith that what others claim to be facts are true.

It is a fact that some people have faith.

I have faith that my wife isn't fooling around with the college football team whenever I'm away from home. It is difficult if not impossible for me to prove that this is a fact.

Answer 2

I think that there is a big difference. The problem is that most "fluffies" call themselves "Eclectic," which confuses the issue. A fluffy is someone who has no grasp of history, and very little understanding of the Craft, but refuses to learn. They think that Wicca is whatever they want it to be, and that anyone who tells them otherwise is intolerant, judgemental, or dogmatic. They are, on the one hand, very close-minded to certain books, authors, and traditions that they erroneously think are "Dark," and on the other hand, so open-minded that their brains have fallen out. For some of them, Wicca is a political statement. For some it justifies their animosity against Christianity, or against Men, or against their parents, or against the "Normals" in general. For some it is fantasy fulfillment. It makes them feel like they have control in an otherwise overwhelming world where they previously felt completely powerless. Some have lost touch, to some extent, and think that they're living an episode of Charmed, or they can't tell the difference between Wicca and a D&D game -- the sorts of people who cast spells with a d20. Some fluffies are simply young dabblers -- some will grow out of it, and some will grow into it. Others are simply posers who are using the Craft to look cool. So the difference between an Eclectic and a Fluffy is whether or not you know what you're doing, or care to. An Eclectic takes an experimental approach to Magick, using what works from a variety of traditions. Eclecticism takes a lot of research, a lot of work. Fluffies often call themselves "Eclectic" because they think it excuses them from doing the research. But, as the old saying goes, you have to know the rules before you can break them.

Answer 3

i believe there is not much of a difference while there is a whole world of difference. faith can be for some like myself an interpretation of fact or it can be a belief in that which was never proven fact. it can be derived however from an already existing fact to explain a different philosophical theory. philosophical theories havent been proven. they are to be understood and stand to be interpreted various different ways. for example many doctors despite all the facts they know will pray before a critical operation...it is human nature..it gives us the courage to live...
ohh the hours i spent debating this with a dear friend of mine see they say faith and fact cannot be merged...i do not believe so. humanity functions at at a practical and a sensible level. take psychology u will know :)
so i believe that the two are interrelated. without one the other cannot exist. without faith we wouldnt strive to derive a fact and without fact our faith would be baseless. therefore the two must coexist.

Answer 4

Faith is a belief that does not rely on logical proof or material evidence.

Fact is a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred that you yourself may have experienced or actual proof has been shown by another.

I guess they both relate to theory. For a fact, theories have been proved. For Faith on the other hand, these theories are yet to be answered. When we believe so much in a theory, it becomes a dependance on "faith" itself.

Answer 5

Well a fact is something that has been shown to be true or can be proven true if its validity is disputed.

Faith is a belief that has not yet been proven and is without evidence.

As an old testament write stated: 'Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen'.

Answer 6

Faith is a belief, trust, or confidence, not based on logic, reason, or empirical data, but based fundamentally on volition often associated with a transpersonal relationship with God, a higher power, a person, elements of nature, and/or a perception of the human race as a whole. Faith can be placed in a person, inanimate object, state of affairs, proposition or body of propositions such as a religious creed.

FACT
A fact is something that is the case. It is the state of affairs reported by a true statement.

Answer 7

Faith is something you choose to believe in. it is nice. It is something you feel part of.

Fact is something that exculdes you from the rest of the world. You do not necessarily want it, it is forced upon you like an illness. It tries to make you forget your believes and become dull, unlike the colourful hues of faith.


Do you have faith in fact though? Do you need one for the other. I suppose you do, you just need the right balance. A percentage, more facts, the more you try and balance it out, the more facts you will have. it is an endless cycle of hurt.

Have faith in yourself, dont let other people try to explain things you want left unsolved.

If you dont want to believe in gravity. To hell with those people who try to pursuade you otherwise!

Answer 8

Fact certainly gain faith but faith cannot be fact always

Answer 9

Well to keep it easy, you have to have Faith IN THE Fact, and the Fact produces the Faith in what you believe.

Answer 10

faith is ur belief while fact is the real thing...if u know the fact ,then y should u have faith on something???u should understand the fact before having faith....