I think based on past performance, Hatton will K.O Mayweather by the 7th round or lose.
Is it faith if it is based on past performance?
2007-12-06 01:50:24 · 10 answers · asked by Link strikes back 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-12-06 01:52:43 · answer #1 · answered by Rana 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was about to answer that you need to have faith in the validity of inductive reasoning, but it looks like Chantal already covered that. As far as I know, everybody has faith in inductive reasoning.
Basically, the inductive hypothesis says that, if an event E occurred during the presence of conditions C in the past, then if conditions C are present event E is likely to reoccur. In the case of the fight, the conditions aren't exactly the same every time, but close enough for you to develop a belief about what will happen.
2007-12-06 12:03:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It is faith based upon inductive reasoning.
People might try to argue that one must have faith without evidence, but that is wrong, because, if you have no reason to believe that something is possible, it is illogical and stupid to have faith in it.
For example, if your car doesn't start when you turn on the ignition, and nothing lights up, it's illogical for you to have faith that you'll be able to drive that car to the grocery store in five minutes.
What you would be able to have is faith that, if you replace the starter or the alternator (or whatever), your car will run just fine. This faith would be based on your car's past performance.
If your car starts up as normal, and you get in it and drive toward the grocery store, you have faith that you'll get to the store with no difficulty, based on your car's performance.
It's the same way with God, which I presume is the point you're trying to get me to make.
A lot of atheists don't believe in God because they say there is no evidence of God's existence. They call religious people 'delusional' for believing in a deity. The thing is, _no one_ believes in anything unless they have evidence for it. The question is, what do atheists and religious people consider to be adequate evidence? Obviously, the two types of people are looking at two different sets of criteria.
Atheists, as far as I can tell from their writings, are looking for tangible evidence of physical manifestations or physical acts. Religious people, even though they refer to God as 'he' and talk about God's actions, are not looking for physical evidence, because they know as well as atheists do that there is none. Their evidence is love and joy.
Does prayer make them feel loved and joyful? If it does, then they believe, and they have faith. If they feel that being joyful and feeling loved allows them to live their lives more positively, then they believe and have faith.
Faith only exists with evidence.
2007-12-06 10:26:41 · answer #3 · answered by Chantal G 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is only faith when it drives you to do something about it. Will you bet your life's savings on that result? If not, why not? Sorry you are the one asking the question.
2007-12-06 09:54:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I think your belief is based on measurable facts, whereas, faith is based on no facts or even ignoring them.
2007-12-06 10:15:31 · answer #5 · answered by clint 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
past performance
2007-12-06 09:53:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's only faith if you do not have a reason to believe it, but you have a reason to believe what you do (I hope, I can't say I follow boxing)
2007-12-06 09:53:17 · answer #7 · answered by bregweidd 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO JUST SENSE
2007-12-06 09:53:38 · answer #8 · answered by ANDREA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mmmm.....
2007-12-06 09:54:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please ask your clergyman.
2007-12-06 09:52:44 · answer #10 · answered by Merve 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋