• zqps
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    83 months ago

    That’s faith, by definition distinct from knowledge.

    • Flax
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      You have faith in your car based on the knowledge that it’ll get you to your destination

      • zqps
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        3 months ago

        That’s a linguistic bait-and-switch. Your example has nothing to do with religious faith as a basis for conviction.

        • Flax
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          -53 months ago

          I am convicted in my faith by the evidence

          • zqps
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            You’re not convincing anyone by misusing words.

            Here, let me demonstrate: I have hard evidence that God doesn’t exist. My evidence is faith.

            • Flax
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              13 months ago

              My evidence isn’t faith. My faith is based in historical fact.

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                13 months ago

                So why are historians not generally Christian?

                • Flax
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                  13 months ago

                  Because a lot of people these days aren’t generally Christian.

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                    But if it’s rooted in historical fact, rather than cultural hegemony and parents passing on their belief systems to their children, then studying history would naturally lead people to become overwhelmingly Christian. Reality does not reflect that.