Faith

From RationalWiki

Faith is something religious people use in place of evidence. People who have faith are rarely persuaded to change their opinions by the use of reasoning or logic, and consequently it is the antithesis of the scientific method and rationalism.

“	If you have to believe it, it isn't true[1]	”
—Provided by Human, gratis.

There are several uses of the word faith with varying rationality:

• I have faith that the sun will rise tomorrow morning. (Based on past experience and very rational)
• I have faith in the legal system. (Based on a sometimes overcredulous faith in human nature, and less rational)
• I have faith in God. (Based on myth and totally irrational)

You can tell a godbotherer has lost the argument when s/he invokes faith.

[edit] See also

• Informed faith
• Blind faith
• Hope
• Charity

[edit] Footnotes

1. ↑ Human shamelessly whores his own site and quotes himself.

S T U B (The Pet Goat ate it)