Faith is defined as believing in things for which there is no evidence. Why is that considered a good thing?

Answer 1

Hasnt that been the policy of our current President?

Answer 2

Because it is what people do. The people who do it will consider it a good thing while those who choose not to may consider it a bad thing.

I don't consider it either.
I consider it, as all things.... just a thing. What difference does judging it make if your own frames of reference are justified similarly.


Unfortunate it is that I have to say this..... but you have "faith" that what your senses are telling you has any basis in validity. Arbitrarily making decisions with no evidence as such either way is the core of all we know. The best we can do is just fit it all together.
Perhaps that should be your main concern: Not so much what justifies silly beliefs in the first place.... but rather why they seem to contradict each other AND a great deal of more credible beliefs?

Answer 3

No it isn't. It is a belief in something of which there is no proof. BIG difference. It essentially allows you to overlook any uncertainties. The Bible, which should be a good place to define faith, says that it is the evidence of things not seen. It doesn't say the complete acceptance of something without evidence. You don't see it, so you can't PROVE it, but there is plenty of evidence to affirm that belief. That is why belief in abiogenesis is also faith. No proof, but some evidence.

Answer 4

It gives people hope and hope is a good thing. But yes we are just a few steps from running back into our caves to get away from lightining, we just like to think we have all the answers. Even skeptics of all kinds have some basis based on things which can't be proven. Mathmatics is just a theory based on the solar system, there is no proof we are correct about that either.

Answer 5

It beats me.

At one point I was into it deeply. I could and would return if and when I see evidence to support the fairy tale. In the mean time I will stay well clear of the reason I left the church. That reason being the back stabbing, pre-forgiven Christians I found everywhere.

Honestly, I don't oppose it. If something gives you some sense of well being I think it is wonderful, but for myself, it is nothing but a cutthroat country club inhabited by Sunday Christians.

Answer 6

Who defines it as 'believing in things for which there is no evidence' other than you?

Are you saying you've never had faith in anything? a friend? family member? rain?

Answer 7

Religion was created to keep massive amounts of people under control.

They have no evidence because there is no evidence. Some guy made this book and people started believing in it.

If this truly happened where are the archiological finds??

Answer 8

Actually: "Faith is the ASSURED expectation of things hoped for, the EVIDENT demonstration of realities though not beheld."

So no, there is no faith without evidence.

If my father always delivers when he makes a promise and if his word is always truthful, and I KNOW this, why would I not believe in what he promises to do in the future?

Answer 9

It is considered a good thing by the religious institutions, that base their continued existence on the continuation of that unreasonable behavior.
but they are not unique in their support for some form of unreasonable behavior, extremist politicians do the same, and so do drug dealers.

Answer 10

Hehehehehehehehehe john paul your an idiot,blind faith lead only the blind ,wake up and smell the coffee religious folk...it isn't a good thing it's self delusion.

Answer 11

it's bad definition but Christians seem to take it. faith for me is like when a scientist put his trust in a certain paradigm, so he can advance in his work.