Think about it, it is impossible for them to scientifically prove that God does not exist, yet they have faith that they are correct.
Do you have faith in your computer? Do you have faith that it will turn on? You can't prove that it will turn on, but you have faith it will do the things you want it to. Do you have faith that when you drop a ball it will hit the ground?
Atheists use faith too.
2007-09-01 13:31:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Faith of the Heart
2007-09-01 13:33:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we do have faith, but our faith is not blind.
I have faith that my computer will turn on because...(1) It's always turned on before (2) We're not in the middle of a power failure
I have faith that when I drop a ball it will hit the ground because (1) It always has before, and I've seen it happen every other time I've ever done it in my entire life.
I'm not going to just "have faith" that there's an invisible, magical, supernatural being out there somewhere that has NO evidence for it's existence, any more than YOU are going to just "have faith" that there are invisible iguanas living in your bathroom.
2007-09-01 13:38:00 · answer #2 · answered by Jess H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Think about it, it is impossible for them to scientifically prove that God does not exist, yet they have faith that they are correct."
It's theists responsibility to prove their god(s). You too can't empirically prove that the FSM,Allah,zeus,krishna doesn't exist.
"Do you have faith in your computer? Do you have faith that it will turn on?"
What does faith had to with your computer, computer turns on because of natural explanation, and computers breaks all the time(whether you have faith or not)
"You can't prove that it will turn on, but you have faith it will do the things you want it to."
But it doesn't mean that your faith was responsible for the things that just happened, there are NATURAL explanations for that.
"Do you have faith that when you drop a ball it will hit the ground?"
Gravity allows it to, faith is irrelevant to physical laws, having faith doesn't mean it will happen.
"Atheists use faith too."
What' does the use of faith do with atheism, atheism means the disbelief in gods, any other attribute is allowed as long as it doesn't conflict with the definition
2007-09-01 13:37:07 · answer #3 · answered by 8theist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I drop a ball I don't have "faith" that it will fall. I have dropped many balls in my life. Every time they have fallen to the ground. Based on those experiences and what I have learned about gravity in physics class I expect that if I dropped a ball right now it would fall as well. That's not faith, that's using experience and knowledge about the rules that govern the universe to predict outcomes.
2007-09-01 13:35:18 · answer #4 · answered by McLovin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who says I have faith that I'm correct. I hope that there is a life beyond this one, that it will be based on the way we lived our lives (ie NOT judging people because of their beliefs but on promoting goodness simply for the sake of it) and that we will get to be with our loved ones, weather or not we believed the same thing or accepted some guy as our savior which is completely irrelevant. Yeah, we do hope in things, but we don't have faith because we have higher standards.
Liesel.
2007-09-03 19:34:31 · answer #5 · answered by Liesel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, what you're describing isn't faith. Faith means believing in something that has no evidence. If you believe that your computer will turn on when you turn it on, that's not faith -- you're basing that assumption on the many past experiences when your computer DID turn on when you turned it on. All those past experiences certainly count as evidence. If you use 'faith' in that sense, you wouldn't be able to prove anything.
2007-09-01 13:36:19 · answer #6 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Now what does this question prove? Uhhh, nothing? Are you implying that "faith", no matter what form it takes, is somehow shameful? Are you trying to pin something on atheists? Seems like a childish argument.
2007-09-01 14:34:56 · answer #7 · answered by Fish Stick Jesus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Erm... do you know what the word faith means?
I have proof that my pc will turn on, I just press the on button and the unbelieving heathens are converted instantly. I know the ball will drop because gravity..well... I'm sure you should know what that is...
2007-09-01 13:37:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a difference between recognizing a pattern and faith.
2007-09-03 12:58:54 · answer #9 · answered by jetthrustpy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference is, we have seen that it is possible for the computer to turn on; we have a reasonable expectation that it will work. However, we (atheists) have not seen any proof that god exists.
2007-09-01 13:37:58 · answer #10 · answered by PoliSciGuy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋