What is more powerful; facts, feelings, or faith?

Question

Reason why?

Answer 1

Nothing is more powerful than emotion.

Facts are cold & clinical. They have no power because they elicit no emotion. They simply are.

Faith is powerful only insofar as your emotion is attached to it.

I have faith that God exists. One may say that there are facts or proofs of his existence but what moves me is standing on a clifftop looking over the trees, the lake. What empowers me is the feeling I get when I am close to Nature & I actually experience God's presence (the sunlight like a warm embrace). I am a sensual being. To me, feelings are stronger than anything.

Answer 2

Faith

Answer 3

That's a very difficult choice, especially since they are so intertwined.

Facts are vitally important to make educated decisions. Facts enable us to create, build and learn. Perhaps if one had enough facts they could do anything that could be done. But without feelings or faith, would that knowledge be put to good use?

Feelings can motivate us more powerfully than any other factor. But without facts or faith, what would that motivation accomplish. There have been many highly motivated people that accomplished nothing of real value in their life.

The way I define faith is the “Evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). If faith is well placed, it can do what science cannot. It can reveal the greatest truths that can only be obtained through personal dedication and work. Evidence will be revealed to people that strive to be obedient. Yet without facts, what good is evidence? And without feelings, why should I work to increase my faith?

I would have to say that without all three, we are nothing. Therefore, I would say they are equally important.

Answer 4

I would have to say it depends on the amount of conviction behind the facts feelings or faith.

For instance if I had all these facts about a particular religion that I shared with you it could be very convincing especially if I used a lot of feeling and conviction in the way I shared it. But You must have faith in the belief that the facts are really real and you have strong feelings about your faith.

So I conclude they are all equally powerful because without all three your amount of conviction may not be enough.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Oh where to begin.

Lest begin by defining each word and its relevance to the other.

Facts are simply statements of truth. These statements of truth are only considered facts by those who believe that they are true by looking at the evidence provided. One could argue that a fact to one man is merely an opinion of the next. Therefore Facts are merely statements of belief.

I.E. In 1400 A.D. everyone knew it to be fact that the world was flat. Today, we have evidence that provides us with a firm belief that the world is much more complicated than we knew 600 years ago.

Faith is the belief without evidence, that something is true.

I.E. Many people believe in an afterlife with no evidence to support that belief.

Feelings are the emotions that one feels while living out their everyday life. Emotions being the driving force behind everything that has ever been done by any man, woman, or child.

Feelings can change your beliefs, and feelings can change the way you look at evidence which would in turn change a fact.

Answer 6

Faith. You will always be questioned about it because you will never have facts good enough to convince another person if they don't have the feelings of faith to believe without facts.

Answer 7

facts are reality so they count the most, feelings have the power to change the reality so that makes it more powerful and faith is what keeps feelings going so that makes it more powerful than feeling. however the reality can make you loose faith, so that makes it more powerful than faith. the most powerful of all is the combination of all three.

Answer 8

Faith is Fact according to the bible. It states and I quote the King James Version, "Faith is the substance" of things hoped for, and the "evidence" of things not seen. But, your faith is actually enforced by your feelings so it is definitely the equalizer! One

Answer 9

faith is the most powerful...or else why would certain dictatorships try to eradicate it...look at the former soviet union

fact is just that ...it is the here and now..it is what we experience everyday.. it is reality..it is the **** that we put up with..the things we can't change..

feelings are falsehoods...people walks around every day with paper smiles but aren't happy.

But faith is hope..it is the ability to dream ..it is the escape that somone out there still gives a damn about us..that we aren't alone..it is what keeps us going when a we can't walk another mile..
faith can move mountains

Answer 10

Faith. Because when you have faith, you have your feelings, and then you know what you are feeling is a fact.