Which definition of faith do you go by:The atheist definition or the Bible definition?And Why?

Question

Atheist definition:"Blind faith"

Bible definition:Hebrews 11:1-Faith is the substance of things hoped for,and the evidence of things not yet seen.


Everybody,atheist included,fits the Biblical definition;becuase even atheist hope for something.


Which definition of faith do you usually go by?And why?

Answer 1

Neither, as they are the same definition, just worded differently. You assume that the atheist/christian definitions are the only ones in existence. You really should expand your knowledge base.

Answer 2

No more *DRINK*, now you get the Top Ten...

Top Ten Signs You're a Fundamentalist Christian




10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.

9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.

8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune God.

7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" including women, children, and trees!

6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.

5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a few generations old.

4 - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving."


3 - While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity.

2 - You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God.

1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian.

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Answer 3

Those two are exactly the same. Hope and not seen are exactly the same thing as saying you are blind.

Here is my definition:
"Faith is believing what you know ain't so"
-- Mark Twain

Answer 4

Things unseen = blind

Seems like the same definition.

Answer 5

belief in the evidence of things not seen sounds just like blind faith to me, just worded more elloquently

Answer 6

I go by what the bible says. Even if god wasn't real (which I don't beleive) I'd be happier knowing I lived a good moral life by following the bible. But what if he is??? If I live by the bible its a win-win situation.

Answer 7

I go by my own definition

Answer 8

Wait, what? I can't understand your question. You've given only one example and you've already answered it for yourself. Perhaps what you're really seeking is response similar to your views.

...seems to be allot of that around.