Is there any belief system which is not based upon a faith commitment?

Question

There are times when people who are not religious accuse religious people of having "blind faith." But don't all systems of thought require some kind of faith commitment? Doesn't everyone accept a set of foundational assumptions by faith through which they interpret their perceptions and experiences? For example, if one believes that at the most basic level that "seeing is believing" then is he able to validate his belief by seeing it? Or is his acceptance of the proposition "seeing is believing" something which he accepts on faith?

Answer 1

Everyone is given a measure
of faith. Faith and the Spirit of
God draws you to Christ.
In Christ you will know the truth.

Answer 2

I guess that depends on your definition of "faith". A common definition I tend to find as most reasonable is a "belief that is not based on proof." With this definition, there are many beliefs that ARE based on proofs and therefore are not faiths. There are also beliefs that while some of the core specifics may require "faith" to believe in (e.g., gravity, electromagnetism, etc.), the evidence of proof of these "beliefs", or "theories" is far beyond reasonable doubt, therefore require no faith to accept.

If you take the ultra-logical position and claim that it takes faith to even accept you're existence, then yes, faith is needed for everything, but this is hardly a reasonable position.

Answer 3

No. But it is obviously important to keep such beliefs to a minimum. I have found only two such that are necessary:
- The world works according to rules to which the rules of logic apply. Obviously unproveable, but clearly necessary if we are going to understand anything.
- Absent a specific impetus for change, the world will work in the future as it has in the past. Also unproveable, but without this assumption, it would clearly be impossible to predict anything.

Answer 4

When someone says "Seeing is believing", they are directly referring to the fact that they want physical proof - or he'd say "Saying is believing" Right???

I think there are belief systems that are not faith based....... My brother (years prior to becoming a Devout Catholic) once told me he had "No religion" - but he had strong beliefs about being a good person and "good" to others and in Life in "general"....... He never called on or believed in a "Higher power".......

Well, off the subject, I recently read about a new Religion out there (which I refer to as a cult) as it certainly has NO religious purpose - but uses the term "religion" to scout out others........
Theoretically, I think it seems like a nice group to belong to. Think of it as a "Positive Thinking - Universe is your castle" type of religion. It is called "SOM" or Science of Mind....... and NO - it is NOT scientology - or "christian scientist"....... It is called "Science of Mind...... " Check it out. You may find it interesting.

............. THIS coming from a Devout Christian girl...... Yet still open minded. Here is the best link I could find to them.

Answer 5

No there is not. Even atheism is based on the belief or faith commitment that there is no God. Science is based on the belief of factual reasoning and scientific evidence.

Answer 6

Buddhism which is why it is often considered as a philosophy rather than a religion.
Buddha was just a man who taught that nothing should be believed without observable personal evidence, even his teachings. Not much faith required there.

Answer 7

Rene Descartes went through all this before. He doubts everything, and proves the reality of God.
Agnosticism is the refuge of the lazy intellect, and atheism is the resort of the lover who imagines himself jilted.

Answer 8

No, all faith, by definition is blind faith.

Answer 9

Atheism, although it's not really a "system", it's just one belief.

Answer 10

atheism